/money-and-personal-finances Money and Personal Finances en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:43:40 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-19/california-lawmakers-begin-second-special-session-aimed-at-lowering-gas-prices Special session proceedings started in the Assembly on Wednesday as lawmakers held informational hearings on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal aimed at lowering gas prices. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:43:40 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-19/california-lawmakers-begin-second-special-session-aimed-at-lowering-gas-prices Laura Fitzgerald /health-and-medicine/2024-09-06/individual-small-company-health-insurance-plans-in-oregon-will-cost-hundreds-more-a-year The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:40:57 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-09-06/individual-small-company-health-insurance-plans-in-oregon-will-cost-hundreds-more-a-year Lynne Terry /money-and-personal-finances/2024-09-05/federal-report-finds-food-insecurity-got-worse-in-oregon-since-the-pandemic More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of Agriculture household food security report released Wednesday. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:58:57 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-09-05/federal-report-finds-food-insecurity-got-worse-in-oregon-since-the-pandemic Alejandro Figueroa /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-15/fri-9-am-fires-and-broke-fire-districts Fires continue to rage while one fire district faces impending financial doom. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-15/fri-9-am-fires-and-broke-fire-districts JPR News Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-02/mon-9-25-economic-mobility-is-a-possibility "Animals I Want to See" by Tom Seeman Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-02/mon-9-25-economic-mobility-is-a-possibility Geoffrey Riley, Angela Decker /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-07-23/wed-9-40-charity-giving-and-receiving-at-four-way-community-foundation-in-grants-pass The Four Way Community Foundation is closing in on its 50th birthday, having spent nearly half a century now helping givers make philanthropic donations, and helping guide those donations to organizations that can use a few bucks. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:00:24 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-07-23/wed-9-40-charity-giving-and-receiving-at-four-way-community-foundation-in-grants-pass Geoffrey Riley /money-and-personal-finances/2024-07-21/confusion-shame-discomfort-plague-oregon-student-loan-borrowers-according-to-new-report More than half a million people in the state carry some amount of federal student debt. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:34:51 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-07-21/confusion-shame-discomfort-plague-oregon-student-loan-borrowers-according-to-new-report Tiffany Camhi /labor-employment/2024-06-24/oregons-minimum-wage-to-go-up-50-cents-per-hour-on-july-1 The standard hourly minimum wage in Oregon will increase to $14.70, with workers in the Portland Metro area getting $15.95 and rural workers receiving $13.70. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:32:16 GMT /labor-employment/2024-06-24/oregons-minimum-wage-to-go-up-50-cents-per-hour-on-july-1 Kyra Buckley /wildfire/2024-06-12/california-pushes-insurers-to-cover-more-homes-in-these-areas-is-your-zip-included California can’t legally require insurers to write either residential or commercial property policies. But the state expects insurers to comply with the options unveiled today because they get something they want in return: catastrophe modeling. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:08:02 GMT /wildfire/2024-06-12/california-pushes-insurers-to-cover-more-homes-in-these-areas-is-your-zip-included Levi Sumagaysay /money-and-personal-finances/2024-06-04/get-your-health-care-through-covered-california-beware-of-this-tax-peril Every year thousands of Californians are shocked to learn they owe the IRS for their subsidized health plan. Here’s how to avoid it. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:46:56 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-06-04/get-your-health-care-through-covered-california-beware-of-this-tax-peril Ana B. Ibarra