COMMENTARY | Extending insurance coverage to more people would be a big step forward Take all the people who live in Eugene and Salem, Oregon’s second- and third-largest cities. Add to that the population of Corvallis, the state’s tenth-largest city. Wh ...
21 Apr 2016 - Janet Bauer
COMMENTARY | Minimum-wage increase would tackle root problem: not enough income Ariel, a home care worker without the means of fixing her car’s transmission. Tai, an immigrant factory worker worried that rising rents may put his family out on the streets. ...
11 Feb 2016 - Tyler Mac Innis
Did you hear that Oregon will spend $1 billion over the next two years helping families with their housing costs? It’s true. But the many families across our state struggling to afford a home should take little comfort because the bulk of the billion-doll ...
15 May 2015 - Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Jobs will be scarce for years, says OCPP Oregon's swiftly rising unemployment rate has leveled off for now, according to the state employment department, which reported yesterday that the unemployment rate for April was 12 percent to March's 11. ...
19 May 2009 - Street Roots