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Founded in 1991, Cascade Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research and educational organization that focuses on state and local issues in Oregon. We develop and promote public policy alternatives that foster individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic opportunity.
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Do People Have a Right to Camp on Sidewalks?
By John A. Charles, Jr. This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral…
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Providing Homes Oregon Families Can Afford Is a Solvable Problem
By Kathryn Hickok This month, Cascade Policy Institute is releasing a new report…
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The Affordable Housing Scam
By Randal O’Toole Executive Summary U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars…
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The prudent person principle should be applied to all publicly funded projects
By Karen Rue Last week, Cascade Policy Institute provided suggestions to the Board…
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Letter to the Department of State Lands re: Draft Asset Management Plan
April 3, 2024 Vicki WalkerDirector, Oregon Department of State Lands775 Summer Street NESalem,…
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Letter to PPS Board: Recommendations for Jefferson Highschool Modernization Project
April 2, 2024 Mr. Gary HollandsChair, Portland Public School Board501 N. Dixon StreetPortland,…
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Housing Sites Everywhere but No Way to Build
By John A. Charles, Jr. Oregon has a housing shortage, which has been…
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By 2027, All Alabama Students Will Have Educational Choice
By Kathryn Hickok This month, Alabama became the most recent state to increase…
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Repealing Oregon’s EV mandate should be next on Gov. Kotek’s list
By John A. Charles, Jr. Recently Gov. Tina Kotek decided to pull the…