Oregon’s nearly $15 minimum wage law tests tiered raises, By Molly Jackson, March 3, 2016, Christian Science Monitor: “Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Tuesday to make the state’s minimum wages the highest in the country, implementing a gradual, three-tier plan balancing the needs of Oregon’s sharply divided urban and rural areas, an unprecedented model that might address concerns from wage-raise skeptics in other states…”
Tag: Oregon
State Minimum Wage – Oregon
Landmark minimum wage hike bill passes in Oregon, Associated Press, February 19, 2016, CBS News: “Oregon lawmakers have approved landmark legislation that propels the state’s minimum wage for all workers to the highest rank in the U.S., and does so through an unparalleled tiered system based on geography. The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed Senate Bill 1532, which now heads to Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, who said in a statement she will sign it into law…”
Oregonian Series on Homelessness in Oregon
Our Homeless Crisis: A close look at homelessness in Oregon starts this weekend, By Anna Griffin, January 16, 2016, The Oregonian: “This weekend, we’ll publish the first story in a project that started last spring with a question, one readers ask anytime The Oregonian/OregonLive.com writes about poverty, panhandling or illegal camps: Is homelessness worse in Portland, or does it just feel that way? To find out, reporter Anna Griffin interviewed national experts, elected officials, nonprofit organizers, advocates for the poor, social workers, police officers, doctors, volunteers and dozens of men and women who are either homeless now or recently got indoors. She and visual journalists Thomas Boyd and Dave Killen visited shelters, soup kitchens, day centers and illegal homeless camps. In all, they interviewed more than 100 people. They’re still reporting – and want your input. The answer about Portland is as complicated as the reasons people end up on the streets…”