Rural Oregon Is Tired of Being Ignored
A statistic commonly used to highlight the economic hardship Oregonians bear is that…
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KPOJ podcast of Mark Zusman of WW talking about Oregon Capitol News
Click on Listen (to the right) to hear Carl Wolfson talk to Mark…
Read Blog DetailArizona’s Empowering Education Savings Accounts: An Example for Oregon
Leading by example, Arizona’s government recently passed a bill creating Arizona Empowerment Accounts….
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what?
Join U-Choose exploring public school and private education. Speakers will present information on…
Read Blog DetailReplace “Buy Local” Laws with the Laws of Economics
In the Great Depression many Americans thought they would be better off if…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on Renewable Energy credits
John Charles testified on HB 3571, regarding renewable energy credits, before the Senate Environment and…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on Bottle Bill expansion
John testified against the Bottle Bill Expansion, HB 3145, before the Senate Environment…
Read Blog DetailTriMet is violating its Full Funding Grant Agreement with the federal government for MAX Green Line
A letter sent yesterday to the regional administrator of the Federal Transit Administration…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in opposition to SB 909
Before the Joint Education subcommittee of Ways & Means Regarding establishing an Oregon Education…
Read Blog DetailHow to Turn Oregon’s Business Climate Around
Two recent reports confirm that Oregon has a long way to go if…
Read Blog DetailKarla Testifies on HB 3290 to Allow More Land Use Options for Farmers
On May 10, Karla Kay Edwards testified before the Senate Environment and Natural…
Read Blog DetailWhy This Mom Is Speaking out Against the PPS $548 Million Bond Measure
We’ve heard the Portland Public School District propaganda machine and the bureaucratic sound…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in opposition to HB 3000
On May 11, 2011 Steve Buckstein testified against HB 3000, which would allow…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in favor of House Bill 2825 A
Testimony before the Senate General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee in…
Read Blog DetailIdeas Matter, and So Do Institutions
When Cascade was founded in 1991, I was in my 12th year as…
Read Blog DetailPoison Pills vs. Gun Rights
Three common sense firearms bills passed the House of the Oregon Legislature and…
Read Blog DetailTestimony regarding HB 3605: Requires Oregon Governments to Fund OPEB Benefits
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr., regarding HB 3605: Requires Oregon Governments to…
Read Blog DetailLight Rail, Streetcars, & the Myth of “High Capacity Transit”
By John A. Charles, Jr. For the past several decades, TriMet has promoted…
Read Blog Detail2011 Spring / Summer newsletter is out
Keep your eyes open for the latest issue of the Cascade Update, coming…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on SB 99 A: Oregon Health Insurance Exchange as public corporation to be governed by board of directors
Testimony on SB 99 A: Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health…
Read Blog DetailAdditional Graduation Requirement Misses the Point
Last week, Oregon’s state House passed a bill that would require students to…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Anti-BPA Packaging Legislation May Jeopardize Public Health
The Oregon Senate recently voted in favor of SB 695, which would ban…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Light Rail and Streetcar Fail to Provide “High-Capacity” Service, Study Shows
A study released today by Cascade Policy Institute shows that TriMet’s so-called “High-Capacity Transit”…
Read Blog DetailOregon Budget 101 feat Dan Lucas – Other Funds Budget
Dan Lucas discusses the Oregon Other Funds Budget, from the origins of the…
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