Chuck Sheketoff

Chuck Sheketoff is the Executive Director and a founder of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, a non-profit, non-partisan research institute that uses research and analysis to advance policies and practices that improve the economic and social opportunities of low- and moderate-income Oregonians, the majority of Oregonians. Prior to starting the OCPP in 1997, Chuck lobbied the Oregon Legislature on behalf of the low-income clients of legal aid programs (1993, 1995) and the Oregon Law Center (1997). Chuck participates in BlueOregon to inform debates among Oregon progressives with an eye toward getting Oregon back on track.


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November 05, 2015Questions for Those Who Oppose Raising the Minimum Wage
August 28, 2015Etsy: Too Big and Crafty to Pay Taxes?
August 26, 2015Family Budget Calculator shows need for higher minimum wage
July 01, 2015Will lawmakers disappoint taxpayers with their corporate minimum tax “fix?”
June 30, 2015SB 567: A Kicker on Steroids in the Making
June 29, 2015Will Oregon Lawmakers Coddle Thieves?
June 02, 2015Pay for prevention, not financiers and middlemen
May 21, 2015Will the Kicker Make Oregon a Fool Again?
May 07, 2015Shine the Light on Corporate Tax Avoidance
April 30, 2015A Constitutional Convention Plays Into ALEC’s Hand
April 15, 2015What’s Worse Than Earning Oregon’s Inadequate Minimum Wage? Having it Stolen
April 15, 2015Hundreds of Corporations Never Sing This
April 13, 2015Corporation Tells Truth About Tax Subsidy
March 06, 2015Oregon’s Higher Ed Cuts In Perspective
March 04, 2015Food Stamp Use and Oregon's Commitment to Help Families
February 20, 2015There’s Oregon precedent for a big minimum wage increase
January 23, 2015$15 Minimum Wage Means Real Gains for Workers
December 19, 2014Nike Tax Deal and the Killing of Entrepreneurship
October 30, 2014Nearly All Poor Latino Families in Oregon are...
October 24, 2014Health Care for ALL Children
October 07, 2014Move for $40?
August 20, 2014Ernst & Young finds Oregon has nation's lowest total effective business tax rate
July 31, 2014The Income Inequality Oath: First, Do No Harm
July 29, 2014Oregonians to Legislature: Close the Con-way Loophole
June 09, 2014An updated look at what it costs an Oregon family to meet basic needs
April 30, 2014Illustrating Oregon's Defining Challenge
April 07, 2014Return-free Filing Is Taxes Done Right
February 26, 2014Trucking Along, Avoiding Corporate Income Taxes
January 23, 2014Toward A Budget That Addresses Racial Disparities and Creates Opportunity for All
December 15, 2013The Intel deal and the Ghost of Tom McCall
December 09, 2013Oregon Got Nothing from Kitzhaber-Intel Deal
December 03, 2013The Real Problem with the Latest Tax Plan
October 30, 2013Grand Bargain Tax Games Begin
October 01, 2013Grand Bargain Tax Package: It Got Worse on Monday
September 30, 2013If You’re Going to Make A Bad Deal, at Least Don’t Make It Open-Ended
September 25, 201320 pictures that explain why we're in for a grandly flawed tax bargain
September 21, 2013An Oregonian Shows Growth in Income Inequality
August 30, 2013What should you be making?
August 22, 2013The Key to Increasing Wages and Productivity
July 18, 2013The McBudget vs. EPI's Basic Family Budget
June 28, 2013So they say their priority is "jobs" . . .
June 22, 2013"Inequality.is" fun
June 14, 2013What's the Strongest Defense Against Hunger?
June 01, 2013Bizarro World
May 25, 2013The World Turns Upside Down for the Tax Credits Committee
May 25, 2013Small Businesses and the EITC Part 3: Extend and improve this tax credit
May 22, 2013Small Businesses and the EITC Part 2: It's spent in the community
May 21, 2013Small Businesses and the EITC Part 1: Renewing and improving the EITC is the right thing to do
May 04, 2013Oregon's Lesson to the Nation: Medicaid Works
May 01, 2013Letting tourists off easy

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