Gov. Kate Brown Says Decision Whether to Delay Personal Income Tax Payments Imminent

Oregon Continues to Lag in the Number of Families Claiming Their Earned Income Tax Credit

A recent report concluded Oregon ranked third to last in the amount of eligible U.S. families redeeming their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 2016, a leading anti-poverty strategy that draws from both federal and state funds to support low-income households. Oregon has fallen near the bottom of the list for almost a decade now.

Portland Voters Were Asked to Rank Three Issues That Could Be Addressed With New Taxes in 2020. They Picked Homelessness.

Local officials and advocates are already throwing elbows over which tax measures should take precedence.

Campaign to Raise Cigarette Taxes Reports Huge Fundraising Haul

Oregon Voters Could Decide Next Year Whether to Hike Taxes on Cigarettes

House Bill 2770 would raise the taxes on cigarettes from $1.33 a pack to $3.33 a pack.

Portland’s Cannabis Taxes Were Mostly Used to Backfill Police Budgets

The Feds Seized a Homeless Portland Woman’s Tax Refund to Cover Her Student Loan Debt

The federal government can take tax refunds to cover delinquent student loan debts from many low-income Americans who fall behind on payments.

Murmurs: 911 Dispatchers Seek to Join Police Union

In other news: Board member intoxicated at school event.