Policy for the People
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Welcome to Policy for the People, a show that explores the public policies that can lift up all Oregonians. This show is a collaboration between KMUZ radio (kmuz.org) and the Oregon Center for Public Policy (ocpp.org).
Episodes
Tax Day focus: record-breaking kicker + the need for a well-funded IRSApril 11, 2024
Unfair debt collection practices and child care funding in the legislative spotlightMarch 14, 2024
Oregon taxes and low-income families: good and bad newsFebruary 08, 2024
New federal government shutdown threat raises question: what kind of nation do we want?January 11, 2024
Food Bank sees worst levels of hunger in decadesDecember 07, 2023
Inequality is killing us. Literally.November 09, 2023
What's behind the massive jump in child poverty?October 12, 2023
Federal government shutdown: ExplainedSeptember 28, 2023
On strike! Hope and challenges for the labor movementSeptember 07, 2023
Tax extreme wealth to save our democracyAugust 10, 2023
Is it time for a new minimum wage fight in Oregon?July 13, 2023
Pride and poverty: economic insecurity in the LGBT communityJune 08, 2023
What's at stake for Oregonians in the debt ceiling negotiationsMay 24, 2023
Tax policy fuels extreme wealth inequality: two examplesMay 11, 2023
Food for All Oregonians: a key step to ending hunger in OregonApril 27, 2023
Invisible no more: the essential work of care workersApril 13, 2023
Families need the Oregon Kids' CreditMarch 09, 2023
Subsidies for semiconductors: the risks for OregoniansFebruary 09, 2023
A blueprint for Universal Health Care in OregonJanuary 12, 2023
Wyden: The Child Tax Credit is Social Security for kidsDecember 08, 2022
Trans data matters: the importance of the U.S. Transgender SurveyNovember 21, 2022
Our labor, their fortunes: Billionaires capture Oregon's wealthNovember 10, 2022
How Measure 113 aims to end legislative walkoutsOctober 13, 2022
A re-energized labor movement sparks hopeSeptember 08, 2022
One big corporation keeps us from having a free, simple tax filing systemAugust 11, 2022