Tax Policy and the Oregon Economy:The Effects of Measures 66 and 67
by Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Click here to read the…
Read Blog Detailby Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Click here to read the…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 A recent report…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 12-23-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This month,…
Read Blog DetailSummary: We are told that the earth is the hottest it has been…
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Read Blog DetailMy name is John Charles, and I am President of Cascade Policy Institute….
Read Blog DetailBeware the common wisdom about who might support and who might oppose the…
Read Blog DetailSummary: HB 2229 will allow counties throughout the state to take a fresh…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 12-2-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This January,…
Read Blog DetailThe opening words of HR 3200, the initial solution to the health care…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Buckstein T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 Supporters of higher…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 11-25-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The White…
Read Blog DetailSummary: Forty-four percent of Oregon parents would choose private school if they could…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 According to Recovery.gov,…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 11-18-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon is…
Read Blog DetailBy Todd Wynn and John A. Charles, Jr. Summary: Numerous federal, state and…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 11-11-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Several corporations…
Read Blog DetailSummary: The looming campaign to approve or reject two new legislative tax increases…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 11-4-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The campaign…
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Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Contact: John A. Charles, Jr., 503/242-0900 Randall Pozdena, 503/368-4604 October…
Read Blog DetailIntroduction Concerns about climate change necessarily have focused attention on the energy and…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 10-21-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The state…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 10-14-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Former governor…
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Read Blog DetailSummary:Medicare is a “pay-as-you-go” system in which today’s workers are taxed to pay…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 10-6-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The history…
Read Blog DetailBy Dan Lucas SummaryDan Lucas is an IT worker for a nonprofit health…
Read Blog DetailBy Todd Wynn and Steve Lafleur Summary:The first alternative fuel vehicle to hit…
Read Blog DetailSummary: Woody biomass opportunities abound in rural southern Oregon. With more than 4.25 million…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 9-23-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The…
Read Blog DetailSummary: Corbett High School is one of the top 100 public…
Read Blog DetailTo celebrate Constitution Day, Cascade Policy Institute is posting the results of the…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 9-16-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon’s rural…
Read Blog DetailOn Saturday, September 12, Cascade Policy Institute founder and Senior Policy Analyst Steve…
Read Blog DetailRegulatory Issues I. The purpose of HB 3283 is not being met and the…
Read Blog DetailThe Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan would have been considered cutting-edge in 1909….
Read Blog DetailThe Oregon State Board of Forestry recently reviewed and revised the 2001 management…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 9-9-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Corbett’s K-12…
Read Blog DetailWhile many members of Congress have been heading to their home districts to…
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Read Blog DetailSummary: The teenage unemployment and underutilization rates are staggeringly high. This has a…
Read Blog DetailBy Steve La Fleur and Todd Wynn Summary:The first alternative fuel vehicle to…
Read Blog DetailMetro, along with Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties, is nearing the end of…
Read Blog DetailPortland economic consultant and Cascade adjunct scholar Eric Fruits, Ph.D. joined other health…
Read Blog DetailRose Director Friedman, wife of the late Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman,…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 8-19-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This summer…
Read Blog DetailClick here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Cascade Policy…
Read Blog DetailSummary: A recent U.S. Supreme Court case requiring a school district to reimburse…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 8-12-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Why are…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s public schools are failing Oregon students. That became even clearer on August…
Read Blog DetailCORRECTION of media release dated June 24, 2009 The state recently announced that…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 8-5-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The city…
Read Blog DetailTemperatures soared in Oregon last week and, with the extreme temperatures, energy use…
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Read Blog DetailSummary: Created nearly ten years ago, the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department’s…
Read Blog DetailThe federal government’s ‘Cash for clunkers’ program aims to boost cars sales and…
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Read Blog DetailWatch this great KGW-TV exposé of TriMet’s commuter rail “financial train wreck” featuring…
Read Blog DetailJohn A. Charles, Jr. will be intereviewed by KATU News (Channel 2) on…
Read Blog DetailSummary: With huge subsidies coming from the federal and state governments to prop…
Read Blog DetailWatch this great KATU-TV exposé of TriMet’s “most generous in the country” benefits…
Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 or steven@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Oregon,…
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Read Blog DetailSummary: Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2454, known as…
Read Blog DetailToday the Port of Portland voted unanimously to enter into an Air Service…
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Read Blog DetailDavid struggled in public school. His individual learning needs were not being met….
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Read Blog DetailFor Release June 24, 2009 For more information, contact: Randal O’Toole, 541-595-1460 or…
Read Blog DetailFor immediate release Contact Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 steven@cascadepolicy.org The state recently announced…
Read Blog DetailRaising tax rates of any kind risks impairing the private sector’s motivation to…
Read Blog DetailGovernor Kulongoski has a plan to save Oregon’s sorry economy: raid the Unemployment…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 6-17-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Global warming…
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Read Blog DetailI estimate that raising the maximum tax rates on personal income, including capital…
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Read Blog DetailSenate bill 80 has been referred to the Ways and Means committee and…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 6-3-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon state…
Read Blog DetailListen to Todd’s testimony on this audio file at 1:30:01-1:33:34 and response from…
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Read Blog DetailListen to John’s testimony at 1:47:05 through 1:57:35 on this audio file, which…
Read Blog DetailSenate Bill 34 gives TriMet authority to increase payroll taxes. Watch Representative Wingard’s…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QP 5-20-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon received…
Read Blog DetailListen to this testimony at 2:55:51-3:09:05 on this audio file. My name is…
Read Blog DetailJust when federal and state legislators are passing economic stimulus packages to get…
Read Blog DetailIn a world full of names, acronyms and management change plans, taxpayers can…
Read Blog DetailListen to this testimony at 1:00:00-1:03:45 on this audio file. Mr. Chairman and…
Read Blog DetailListen to the testimony at 0:30-6:21 on this audio file. Mr. Chairman, although…
Read Blog DetailMost Oregonians think that our state government is short of money, billions of…
Read Blog DetailSummary: SJR 29 is based on a fallacy. Its supporters assume that the…
Read Blog DetailSome activists are begging Oregon’s legislature to create yet another social safety net:…
Read Blog DetailChair Metsger and members of the Committee, my name is Steve Buckstein. I’m…
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Read Blog DetailChair Hass and members of the committee, I am Kathryn Hickok from Cascade…
Read Blog DetailA Hillsboro 8th grader will receive up to ten thousand dollars to help…
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Read Blog DetailSome Oregon activists are begging the state legislature to create yet another social…
Read Blog DetailHB 3253 would create a tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles…
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