“Workfare” Calls for Mobility of Low-Income Workers
Summary Low-income workers need access to higher-skilled jobs to increase their income and…
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Be wary of funding “Mess Transit”
Testimony before the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development…
Read Blog DetailThe politics of light rail pork
Although the phrase “light rail” wasn’t even mentioned in the hearing, it seemed…
Read Blog DetailA small dinghy of sanity in a roaring sea of legislative excess
From the 1840s through the 1860s more than 80,000 pioneers walked beside their…
Read Blog DetailTestimony before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on SB 823 A, prohibiting development along the Oregon Trail
Good afternoon Chair Roblan and members of the Committee. My name is Steve…
Read Blog DetailOne Vote Short: House Education Committee Votes on HB 3010
Summary One third of the legislature supported the Freedom to Choose My School…
Read Blog DetailDon’t tarnish Oregon’s pioneer spirit
Oregonians sometimes forget how we got here. The Oregon Trail was an important…
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House Education Committee votes on our school choice proposal On Friday, May 11,…
Read Blog DetailSchool Choice Saves Children and Money
Last week the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation released a landmark study…
Read Blog DetailClean sweep or consumer rip-off?
While waiting to testify on another bill before the House Consumer Protection Committee,…
Read Blog DetailTestimony before the House Consumer Protection Committee on SB 118A, imposing price controls in a disaster
Good afternoon Chair Holvey and members of the Committee. My name is Steve…
Read Blog DetailDon’t Pork-Barrel Microenterprises
Summary Microenterprises have much to offer to the poor in this country, but…
Read Blog DetailThe Tax Burden of the Working Poor (and a way to help)
Summary Protecting the earned income of low-income families is a proven method of…
Read Blog DetailCommunity-led housing solution
Homelessness has become a pressing concern in Central Oregon. The number of people…
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