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Oregon Center for Public Policy

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We believe all Oregonians deserve a real opportunity to thrive. This won’t be achieved by accident or by chance. Good public policy is essential.

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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
✔️ We spoke with Katie Bergh, a Senior Policy Analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, about what's happening with SNAP nationally and in Oregon. The picture for Americans is not pretty. ✔️Full video interview here: bit.ly/4rGxWmR @centeronbudget #snap #oregon #orpol #orleg
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💪 Immigrants ARE Oregonians. OCPP remains dedicated to advancing policies that benefit working families in Oregon, and that includes immigrant families! 💪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4btvNF4 Event hosted by Interfaith Alliance with Migrants @TBI in Eugene. #orpol #orleg #oregon @pirc_oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💪 Immigrants ARE Oregonians. OCPP remains dedicated to advancing policies that benefit working families in Oregon, and that includes immigrant families! 💪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4btvNF4 Event hosted by Interfaith Alliance with Migrants @TBI in Eugene. #orpol #orleg #oregon @pirc_oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💪 Immigrants ARE Oregonians. OCPP remains dedicated to advancing policies that benefit working families in Oregon, and that includes immigrant families! 💪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4btvNF4 Event hosted by Interfaith Alliance with Migrants @TBI in Eugene. #orpol #orleg #oregon @pirc_oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💪 Immigrants ARE Oregonians. OCPP remains dedicated to advancing policies that benefit working families in Oregon, and that includes immigrant families! 💪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4btvNF4 Event hosted by Interfaith Alliance with Migrants @TBI in Eugene. #orpol #orleg #oregon @pirc_oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💪 Immigrants ARE Oregonians. OCPP remains dedicated to advancing policies that benefit working families in Oregon, and that includes immigrant families! 💪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4btvNF4 Event hosted by Interfaith Alliance with Migrants @TBI in Eugene. #orpol #orleg #oregon @pirc_oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
😡 Rage! What could these federal tax dollars be used for instead? ➗ See the new Economic Policy Institute calculator herehttps://bit.ly/47cTTAj @epi.org @economicpolicyinstitute #orleg #orpol
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oregonians are struggling out there, folks. We continue to fight in Salem for legislation that can improve the lives of working families in Oregon. Executive director Alejandro Queral speaks at the Church Women United of Lane County. Support our work: bit.ly/3M6bGTb #orleg #orpol #oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🎤 Have you been hurt by federal cuts to Medicaid or SNAP? ✊ Your story carries truth. OCPP is asking the public to share their story. We want to hear from you! ✊ Sign up here: bit.ly/4qCkiAz #ohp #medicaid #snap #fightforourfuture #fafo @fightforourfuture @ouroregon @seiulocal503
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s true- democracy dies in darkness. The Oregon Center for Public Policy continues to fight for economic justice in Oregon. If you want to support our work, donate here: bit.ly/3M6bGTb Executive director Alejandro Queral speaks at the Church Women United of Lane County. #orleg #orpol
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You are invited! WHERE: Portland Art Museum, 3530 SE Division Street, Portland WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6 to 9 p.m. Register here: bit.ly/4rcCv89 #filmfest #portland #oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‼️ Take note, Oregon‼️ The Oregon Prosperity Council is reviving an old idea for reforming Oregon's tax system, and not in a good way. That approach would shift taxes away from the rich and on to working families.. Listen here: bit.ly/4AenyGA #orpol #orleg #oregon #taxtherich #corporatepower
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
WHO: Church Women United of Lane County WHAT: Our director will speak about the critical economic threats facing working Oregon families! WHEN: Sept. 11 | 10:45 am WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St, Eugene, OR ⭐ Learn: www.cwulanecounty.org/events.html #orpol
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏆 Unions broaden worker power! In our commentary in the Oregon Capital Chronicle, policy analyst Kathy Lara walks us through the math of unions and how they could power up wages throughout Oregon. Read our op-ed here: bit.ly/3V4kPiZ #oregon #workerpower #orpol #orleg @seiulocal503
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
WHO: Church Women United of Lane County WHAT: Our director will speak about the critical economic threats facing working Oregon families! WHEN: Sept. 11 | 10:45 am WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St, Eugene, OR ⭐ Learn: www.cwulanecounty.org/events.html #orpol
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
💪 It’s Labor Day! We want you to hear the new math behind the power of unions. 💪 In our latest podcast, an expert with the Economic Policy Institute walks us why more workers in unions would be a tremendous boost for the country. 💪 Listen: bit.ly/4gbdW6f @economicpolicyinstitute
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
💰 Oregonians struggle to cover costs because many jobs in our state pay so little. 💰 In this report, we ask why Oregon wages are not enough to support a family and why we need policies that lift up wages. Read: bit.ly/3SoyKzG Action Plan: bit.ly/4gMYUE2 @economicpolicyinstitute
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We've updated our Health Coverage Tracker with the latest Medicaid enrollment data. As of May 2026, 4.8 million fewer people had Medicaid than a year earlier. Explore the latest national and state data: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
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Health Coverage Tracker: Millions of People Are Losing Coverage Following 2025 Republican Policy Changes
This tool tracks declines in the number of people enrolled in the ACA marketplaces and Medicaid: two sources of coverage that have been crucial to delivering affordable health care to people with low ...
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Texas' SNAP application backlog grew from 3,700 in January to more than 150,000 in August as the state implemented major changes in response to the Republican reconciliation law's unprecedented SNAP cuts.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For too long the Big Business Lobby has been peddling a narrative that Oregon has a "bad business climate" in an effort to procure tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. But as @cityobservatory.bsky.social explains, several recent headlines show that self-serving narrative is bogus.
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What $2 billion in R&D investments says about Oregon’s business climate – City Observatory
The genuine threats to our economic future stem from federal fiscal turmoil and assaults on science and immigration—not imagined flaws in Oregon’s business climate.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
😃 Just six days left of our summer match gift fundraiser! Mail us or send us some dollars by August 31 and we can MATCH THAT GIFT! Donate at secure.qgiv.com/for/oregoncenterfor… Mail checks to: 2121 SW 4th Ave, Suite 304 Portland, OR 97201 #orpol #orleg #donations
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🎤 Have you been hurt by federal cuts to Medicaid or SNAP? ✊ Your story carries truth. OCPP is asking the public to share their story. We want to hear from you! ✊ Sign up here: bit.ly/4qCkiAz #ohp #medicaid #snap #fightforourfuture #fafo @fightforourfuture @ouroregon @seiulocal503
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
😃 We are down to the last few days of our summer match gift fundraiser! Send us some dollars by August 31 and we can MATCH THAT GIFT! 🤩 Donate here: secure.qgiv.com/for/oregoncenterfor… 🤩 Mail a check: 2121 SW 4th Ave, Suite 304 Portland, OR 97201 #orpol #orleg #ocpp
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🎊 🎊 WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY! We are proud of our accomplishments for Oregon families. ✊ Our vision FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS is more economic security for our families. ✊Donate here: bit.ly/3SNmg4d #orpol #orleg #oregon #25yearsofimpact @forallfamiliesoregon @aftoregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
😡 In Oregon, big grocery and retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid, including Albertsons/Safeway. 😡 Thank you Fight for Our Future for highlighting this important new report from Oregon Capital Chronicle/ Read here: bit.ly/3RNK348 #orpol #orleg #oregonhealthplan
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
💪 If America tripled the amount of people in unions...many of you would benefit! 🙌 🙌 💪 A big increase in union membership could fix many problems with the economy, according to Jennifer Sherer, with the Economic Policy Institute. Listen here: bit.ly/4gbdW6f #orpol #seiu503 @epi.org
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
😛 Turns out, if we can triple America's union membership, many elements of our economy will thrive! 😛 We talk with Jennifer Sherer about the recent report she and her colleagues at the Economic Policy Institute wrote. Listen here: bit.ly/4gbdW6f @epi.org #orpol #orleg
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A tripling of union membership would go a long way in fixing what's wrong with the economy, explains Jennifer Sherer of @epi.org
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation - Oregon Center for Public Policy
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what's wrong with the economy, according to Jennifer Sherer. In the latest episode of Policy
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👎 Ridiculous. Did you know that Walmart was listed in the top 10 employers in Oregon of people on SNAP? The Big Ugly Bill made huge cuts to the SNAP program last year; 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off. See all 10 employers here: bit.ly/4f9epqX #snap#oregon #orpol #orleg
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Big multinational corporations continue playing games with our tax system, shirking their responsibilities. This shifts the cost of paying for public services — services that greatly benefit corporations — onto families and small businesses. To fix the problem, we need #CorporateTaxTransparency
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How Malta Became a Tax Haven for Crocs and Other U.S. Companies
The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You can tell the Oregon Prosperity Council is selling a bogus story by what it ignores. In discussing Oregon's economy, the Council completely ignores tariffs and the self-inflicted wounds of Intel & Nike, which explain much of Oregon's recent subpar performance #orpol #orleg bit.ly/4c4Oa2q
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State Economists Confirm What the Prosperity Council Ignores - Oregon Center for Public Policy
Pop quiz: What’s one word that does not appear in the body of the report issued several weeks ago by the Governor’s Prosperity Council?
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📣 Our new mini-documentary explores how a major hunger crisis is brewing in Oregon. With 70,000 Oregonians dropped off the SNAP, our state's hunger crisis is about to worsen. Watch the full documentary here: bit.ly/4wauF0c #orpol #orleg #hunger #snap #oregon #foodcrisis #oregonfoodbank
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🎊 🎊 OCPP has accomplished so much for tax justice in our state. ✊ Our vision is ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share. Oregon needs a tax system that raises sufficient revenue to meet the needs and aspirations of all Oregonians. ✊Donate here: bit.ly/3SNmg4d #orpol #orleg
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Oregon needs a safety net that is unconditional, not one that forces families to jump through hoops to prove they deserve help. Yesterday dozens of partners joined us in a packed room and online to strategize around how to grow the movement for guaranteed income.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Many families in Oregon are at risk of going hungry because of a terrible choice Congress made last year: cutting nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich and corporations
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In Eugene, One Mom's Grocery Math Shows What's Really Broken: Gerty’s Story
The Oregon Center for Public Policy spent an afternoon following Gerty, a single mom in Eugene, through the aisles of her local grocery store.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Amazon and Walmart -- two companies owned by some of the country's biggest billionaires -- have gotten massive tax cuts in recent years. But somehow, they don't have the money to provide health insurance to many of their workers. 😡 bit.ly/4wyqFai
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In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Ca...
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The recommendations recently released by the Governor's Prosperity Council are mainly a rehash of failed trickle-down economics. We explain this and much more in this episode of The Schmidt Show PDX. Check it out!
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🤫 Oregon’s top 1 percent of earners actually pay a smaller share of their income in taxes than Oregon’s lowest 20 percent). We want to pass a millionaire tax in Oregon to end this inequality! Read more: bit.ly/4vpHaVw #taxtherich #millionairetax #taxinequality #oregon @itep @epi.org
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is what corporate power run amok looks like.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🎊 🎊 We are celebrating our 25th anniversary! OCPP has pushed for more worker rights in Oregon…and succeeded. ✊ The power of organized labor has brought us weekends and the minimum wage. ✊ Donate: bit.ly/3SNmg4d #orpol #orleg #25yearsofimpact @forallfamiliesoregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
😡 Gerty’s story is becoming Oregon’s story. As grocery prices soar and 70,000 Oregonians lose SNAP benefits, families are pushed to the brink—and food pantries across the state are struggling. Watch our full documentary: bit.ly/4wauF0c #foodinsecurity #poverty #oregon #orpol @cbpp @epi
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Don't be fooled by the Oregon Prosperity Council's rhetoric! While it claims concern over the taxes that middle class Oregonians pay, its recommendations focus on cutting taxes for the rich and corporations. It's the same old failed playbook of trickle down economics bit.ly/4vCCz1m
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The Oregon prosperity council’s bait-and-switch • Oregon Capital Chronicle
An appliance store advertises an amazing deal on a particular dishwasher, only to tell you when you walk through the door that the model is sold out. But wouldn’t you know it, they’ve got this other p...
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Tax subsidies for corporations create jobs — jobs for corporate lobbyists!
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🤯 Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest cuts in the history of SNAP, our nation’s main line of defense against hunger. Listen here: bit.ly/4a3NNEv #orpol #orleg #snap #Oregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💢 Oregon is on the edge of a food security crisis. With major cuts to those enrolled in SNAP, combined with less federal funding for the Oregon Food Bank, our state safety net is thinning dramatically. Meanwhile, food prices are soaring 😠 Listen: bit.ly/4a3NNEv #orpol #orleg
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Rather than waste more money subsidizing corporations, Oregon should invest in Oregonians -- in creating a high-quality education system starting from child care to training programs to higher-ed
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Yes, it's that bad. 😵 But Oregon can push back against the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few with a Wealth Proceeds Tax. Learn more --> bit.ly/3RrLo05
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🎊 🎊 WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY! We are proud of our accomplishments for Oregon families. ✊ Our vision FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS is more economic security for our families. ✊ Donate here: bit.ly/3SNmg4d #orpol #orleg #oregon #25yearsofimpact @forallfamiliesoregon @aftoregon
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Save the Republic! Tax the wealthy.
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The Founders’ Warnings About Excess Wealth Have Come Appallingly True
Using the tax code to break up this concentrated wealth and power isn’t radical. It’s as American as Jefferson and Madison.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🇺🇸 Our nation's 250th anniversary is upon us this fourth of July. Together, Americans can still challenge corporate power today, making sure they pay their fair share in taxes! #250thanniversary #wearetheamericanstory #taxtherich #corporatepower
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