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State Fact Sheet
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Public Safety in Oregon
Public Safety Performance Project> State Work> Georgia Oregon’s prison population has more than quadrupled over the past 30 years, and the state’s imprisonment rate has risen more than three times faster than
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- Children's Dental Campaign
Falling Short on Dental Sealants: Oregon
How well is Oregon protecting kids from tooth decay? more
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- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Impact of the Fiscal Cliff: Oregon
Federal and state finances are closely intertwined, and the fiscal cliff’s tax and spending provisions will have consequences for states.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Still Risky: Checking Accounts in Oregon
Checking accounts, the most widely used financial product in America, contain hidden risks that can harm consumers. Five of the 12 largest banks nationwide offer checking accounts in Oregon and hold 55 percent of all deposits in the state. Here’s what consumers in Oregon may be paying.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: Oregon
Oregon paid its full annual pension contribution four times from 2005 to 2010, and the system was 87 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 but still faced an $8 billion funding gap. Most experts agree that a fiscally sustainable system should be at least 80 percent funded. The state also had a $768 million bill for retiree health care costs, 31 percent of which was funded, well above the 8 percent national average in 2010.
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Time Served in Oregon
The average offender in Oregon released in 2009 served 3.2 years in custody, 32% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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Election Websites: Oregon
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Measuring Transportation Investments: Oregon
A May 2011 report, Measuring Transportation Investments: The Road to Results, found considerable differences among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Children's Dental Health: Oregon
Oregon meets five of the eight policy benchmarks aimed at addressing children’s dental health needs, one more than it met in Pew’s 2010 report. The state improved by achieving the threshold for the percentage of Medicaid-enrolled children receiving dental care. more
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The Trillion Dollar Gap: Oregon
Oregon needs to improve the way it manages its long-term pension liability, but is doing a relatively good job of handling the bill coming due for its retiree health care and other benefits.
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