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Basic Rights Oregon held its first meetings in 1995 and became a 501(c)(4) organization in 1996. [9]In 1999, Basic Rights launched the Fair Workplace Project, [10] which was designed to increase the number of employers voluntarily adopting nondiscrimination policies.
[7] [8] Supporters also wanted to prevent the state courts from coming to the same conclusion as the county commissions—that the state constitution and law required the government to license same-sex marriage—before several standing civil rights lawsuits on the issue could be resolved. Basic Rights Oregon led the campaign against Measure 36 ...
Oregon Ballot Measure 111, the Right to Healthcare Amendment, is an amendment to the Constitution of Oregon that voters passed as part of the 2022 Oregon elections. [1] [2] The amendment states that "It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right."
Oregon residents will soon vote on a corporate tax increase to give them a universal basic income. Businesses have spent millions to oppose the 3% tax on corporate sales over $25 million.
Oregon's universal basic income measure failed, with 78.8% of voters opposing the policy. The measure proposed giving $1,600 annually to state residents, funded by a corporate tax increase.
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In February 2013, Basic Rights Oregon formed the group Oregon United for Marriage to put an initiative legalizing same-sex marriage on the November 2014 ballot. [19] The initiative would have replaced the state's constitutional amendment restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples with provisions guaranteeing the right of all persons to marry ...
A poll conducted by the Public Policy Polling firm shows that 54% of Oregon voters oppose a state effort to provide every Oregonian with $1,600 a year in basic income, citing potential negative ...