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Public DomainBefore they ever sign a lease, start packing boxes or line up moving day help, Oregonians hoping to move into a new rental home can spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on application fees and deposits. Some Democratic Oregon lawmakers want to cut those costs. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalCalifornia lawmakers are rushing to fix last year鈥檚 controversial changes to the state鈥檚 lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.
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More than half a million people in the state carry some amount of federal student debt. -
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. -
California can鈥檛 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. -
Every year thousands of Californians are shocked to learn they owe the IRS for their subsidized health plan. Here鈥檚 how to avoid it. -
The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance. -
As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills. -
Tax day is not over for thousands of Oregonians. -
The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change. -
Service charges; resort fees; "surcharge" add-ons: A new state law requiring price transparency is set to take effect in July. Until now, no one knew how it would apply to restaurants. -
Oregon鈥檚 public four-years already charge some of the highest tuition and fee rates among public universities in the West. -
HUD wants to see what happens when you give cash directly to renters, instead of traditional vouchers. At least one California housing authority is interested. -
Colleges are just beginning to receive long-overdue FAFSA data. Meanwhile, students who've been accepted to college still face weeks before they receive aid offers.
