Testimony for House Bill 3300House Sustainability and Economic Development Committee
Background House Bill 3300 instructs the State Workforce Investment Board to develop a…
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Testimony for House Bill 3155House Environment and Water Committee
Background House Bill 3155 will require consumer-owned utilities (COU) to establish local conservation,…
Read Blog DetailTestimony of John A. Charles, Jr.Regarding the proposed DEQ budget
April 15, 2009 Overview Environmental trends over long periods of time matter more…
Read Blog DetailTestimony of John A. Charles, Jr.Regarding SB 580-6
. April 15, 2009 As a member of the Oregon Road User Fee…
Read Blog Detail“Education Does Come First, Doesn’t It?”
[audio:QP_KH – 4-15-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary “There…
Read Blog DetailTestimony for Senate Bill 80-3Senate Environment and Natural Resources CommitteeApril 14, 2009
Click here to read the full report in PDF format Senate Bill 80…
Read Blog DetailMarket Intervention Overkill
Click here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Many bills…
Read Blog DetailGovernment Gas Detectors
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Read Blog DetailWhy I’m Not Gloomy About Our Economic Future
Summary: The U.S. has survived much worse policies and attitudes than our current…
Read Blog DetailA Sign of the Times
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Read Blog DetailEducation Tax Credits Can Save Oregon Money
Summary: House Bill 2754 would create two education tax credits, one for families’…
Read Blog DetailFiscal Impacts of Proposed Educational Tax Credits
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive summary Currently, Oregon parents of public school children…
Read Blog DetailEconomic Development: The Effective Answer to Climate Change
[audio:QP31809.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Although global temperatures…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on SJR 29
Reject transferring billions of dollars from the private to the public sector March…
Read Blog DetailA New Day for a Cleaner Election
Click here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Last fall…
Read Blog DetailFree-Flow Driving over the New Columbia River Bridge
[audio:QP3_11_09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Political leaders from…
Read Blog DetailCap-and-Trade in Oregon: A Primer for Legislators and Citizens
Introduction Climate change, and how to deal with it, is literally one of…
Read Blog DetailIf School Choice Were a TV Show
[audio:QP3409.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary From most of…
Read Blog DetailCap-and-Trade’sTrue Ability to Curb Global WarmingIs Not So Hot
Summary: The decision to regulate greenhouse gases is based on the premise that…
Read Blog DetailReject transferring billions of dollars from the private to the public sector:What’s wrong with SJR 29
March 3, 2009 As a member of the Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue…
Read Blog DetailHB 2500 creates a searchable government transparency website showing Oregonians everything they want to know about state taxes and spending.
Testimony before the House Committee on Rules in favor of House Bill 2500…
Read Blog DetailKarma Neutral: We do good deeds, so you don’t have to!
If they can do it with carbon, why can’t we do it with…
Read Blog DetailTax Reform Vision Goes Up In Smoke
Summary: The Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring was charged with developing a…
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[audio:QP022409.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary City of Portland…
Read Blog DetailMaking Health Insurance More Affordable
[audio:QP021809.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary As the Oregon…
Read Blog DetailExpanding a Broken System Only Widens the Cracks
By Christina Martin Summary The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, tacked onto the current…
Read Blog DetailSB 168: Allows State Agencies to Open Facilities for the Generation of Electricity
Testimony for Senate Bill 168 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…
Read Blog DetailMoney for Nothing: The Illusion of Carbon Offsets
Because cap-and-trade programs and other wide-ranging carbon emission reduction strategies rely heavily on…
Read Blog Detail“Global Warming Crisis: Cancelled”
Second New York conference of global warming skeptics announced, expected to draw up…
Read Blog DetailBailing Out School Choice
[audio:QP021109.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The time for…
Read Blog DetailTestimony for SB80: Implementing a Cap-and-Trade Program in Oregon
Testimony for Senate Bill 80 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…
Read Blog DetailFood Stamp Recruitment is not an Economic Development Strategy
By Shirley Iverson and John A. Charles, Jr. Summary Over the past decade,…
Read Blog DetailTestimony for SB76: Regarding the Removal of the Klamath Dams
Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Senate Bill 76: Regarding the Removal of…
Read Blog DetailPublic Opinion Polls Express Doubt about Global Warming
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Read Blog DetailObama’s Stimulus Plan: A Plan Without Stimulus
At the cost of $819 billion, the current House version of the Obama…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Carbon Offset Scam
Click here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Because cap-and-trade programs…
Read Blog DetailWin $10,000 for your Children’s K-12 Education!
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Read Blog DetailRegarding Management of the Elliott State Forest
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO Regarding Management of the…
Read Blog DetailConceptual Approaches to Road Finance Reform
Roads should be funded primarily by user fees. However, it is not necessary…
Read Blog DetailSB79: Requiring Energy Performance Certificates and Increased Building Efficiency Codes
January 22, 2009 Testimony before the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on…
Read Blog DetailOregon: No Country for Good Ideas
[audio:QP012109.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary In a 2007…
Read Blog DetailOregon and Washington, Disconnected
[audio:QP1-14-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Once again, Oregon…
Read Blog DetailExtending Unemployment Benefits or Extending Unemployment?
Click here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary The Unemployment Compensation…
Read Blog DetailThe Convention Center Hotel: A Perfect Storm of Bad Planning
Click here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Metro wants to…
Read Blog DetailWhy Singapore Retires Securely
Click here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Singapore’s Central…
Read Blog DetailNearly Nine out of Ten Oregonians Would Opt out of Regular Public Schools
Where do Oregonians send their children to school? Where would they send them…
Read Blog DetailNearly Nine of Ten Oregonians Would Opt Out of Regular Public Schools
– Survey Results Find Strong Support for School Choice Among Democrats, Independents, Republicans…
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