Oregon can fill the void, says Tyler Mac Innis, a policy analyst at the Oregon Center for Public Policy.
26 years ago, Oregon received a rude awakening when the Department of Agriculture released its first-ever ranking of states by levels of hunger, with Oregon coming out worst in the nation.
Tina Kotek could prioritize the creation of a new Oregon survey to better understand how Oregonians are meeting their basic needs.
As Mac Innis notes, the information from the past galvanized action in the state.
The information galvanized action.
Author's summary: Oregon needs to fill the void in hunger facts.