Voting by Mail: A Dead Issue?
Summary Cascade Policy Institute commissioned a study of registered voters in Oregon, comparing…
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Portland Children’s Investment Fund: Taxation Is Not the Same As Charity
Summary The proposed renewal of the five-year levy that created the Portland Children’s…
Read Blog DetailLet the Free Market Decide When Oregon Is Ready for More Wind Power
Summary Wind power advocates claim that wind power is a cost effective source…
Read Blog DetailVoting by Mail: A Dead Issue?
Ten years ago Oregon became the first state to vote exclusively by mail….
Read Blog DetailCan Social Insurance Be Reformed?
Summary The financial liabilities of social insurance programs in the United States in…
Read Blog DetailPrivate Schools Are “Invaluable,” Says U.S. Dept. of Education
The U.S. Department of Education has released a report entitled “Preserving a Critical…
Read Blog DetailWhy the Credit Unions Still Stand
There was a time when large national banks were considered more stable and…
Read Blog DetailCan Pay-for-Performance Work in the Classroom?
Summary Absent serious structural reforms such as school-level competition, paying for performance in…
Read Blog DetailPaying for Performance to Improve K-12 Student Achievement
Introduction and Executive Summary This report examines the potential for using performance incentives…
Read Blog DetailWas the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis Caused by Lack of Regulations?
Summary Did lack of government regulation create the subprime mortgage crisis? Most likely,…
Read Blog DetailIt’s 9 p.m. Election Night…Do You Know Where Your Ballot Is?
What happens to a ballot from the time you leave it at an…
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