Ready, Fire, Aim, for Oregon’s Payday Lending Policy
By Christopher Robinson In 2006 and 2007 the Oregon legislature passed two bills…
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Is the Road to Economic Growth Paved with Broken Windows?
Columnist Paul Krugman is credited with a line of thinking that should be…
Read Blog Detail“Ready for College and Life”
In just a couple weeks, students everywhere return to school. Have you ever…
Read Blog DetailREPORT: The Dirty Secret Behind Clean Jobs
With unemployment on the rise, new jobs are scarce. Creating jobs has become…
Read Blog DetailHand-Up Versus Handout Tackles Homelessness
By Michael Bastasch Since 1986, Portland and Multnomah County have launched a slew…
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what? And it is costing us how much!
Join U-Choose exploring public education. Speakers will present information on the history and…
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what? And it is costing us how much!
Join U-Choose exploring public education. Speakers will present information on the history and…
Read Blog DetailHow many presidential buses does it take to equal the cost of one light rail car?
President Obama is traveling the Midwest on a new bus purchased by the…
Read Blog DetailGermany’s Energy Mistake of Nuclear Proportions
By Gordon J. Fulks, Ph.D. “Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius ― Whom…
Read Blog DetailCascade Requests Congressional House Committee to Delete Funding for Milwaukie Light Rail
Portland, OR – Today Cascade Policy Institute sent a letter to Rep. John…
Read Blog DetailThe Debt Downgrade Blame Game
Politicians and pundits upset that tax increases were not part of the recent…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles message to the TriMet Board Members
Below is the message John Charles sent to TriMet board members on August…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles talks to the Bill Post Radio Show about JPACT attack
John Charles addresses the JPACT attacks on the Bill Post radio show. For…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles responds to attacks made by Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and Metro Councilor Carlotta Collette
At the July 14, 2011 JPACT meeting, accusations were made about John Charles…
Read Blog DetailRenewable Energy Credits: The Ultimate Greenwash
By Nick Sibilla News Corporation claims it’s greener than Starbucks. That’s one of…
Read Blog DetailLearning from Mistakes in Health Insurance Policy
By Michael Bastasch The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) was implemented in 1994 as…
Read Blog Detail“The Boondoggle of Boondoggles”
By Nick Sibilla Oregon is a pioneer in green power. But we’re also…
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