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The Oregon Voices Project Explores Statewide Values and Beliefs

In 2018, DHM Research provided survey and focus group research for the Oregon Voices Project—the first and most rigorous statewide values and beliefs study since 2013. The Oregon Voices Project ...

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Oregonians’ Education Prioritization

As the summer comes to a close, students, families, teachers, and schools are gearing up for the new academic year. The start of a school year brings reflection, goal setting, ...

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Yes, in our Backyard

In the past 20 years, housing production in the US has failed to keep pace with demand by approximately seven million units, with half of that underproduction accounted for by ...

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DHM and ODOT to Co-present at IBTTA Communications Summit

DHM CEO, Michelle Neiss, Ph.D., will be presenting alongside Judith Gray, Congestion Pricing Project Manager for ODOT at the IBTTA Communication and Change Management Summit, this Monday, July 29. Their ...

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What makes an American?

As Independence Day celebrations wrap up, DHM and others across the nation have been reflecting on what it means to be an American. We asked Oregonians for their opinions on ...

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Affordability Crisis Continues

In October 2015, the City of Portland declared a state of emergency on housing and homelessness, the first of an ongoing set of policy responses across the state to address ...

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Taxes in 2019

Shortly after Tax Day, we touched base with Oregonians about their experiences with and perceptions of taxes in 2019. It turns out online filing and the possibility of the IRS ...

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Unfinished Business: Oregonians Look to the Legislature to Address PERS

Oregon’s legislative session is heating up. Already, major legislation has passed or is making its way toward the governor’s desk. Some significant bills that have passed address rent stabilization and ...