Banning Plastic Grocery Bags: Environmental Savior or Wasteful Eco-Fad?
By Todd Myers From Bellingham, Seattle, and Issaquah, Washington to Portland, Oregon and…
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Creativity and Initiative Drive Our Economy
The first Labor Day was celebrated 130 years ago in September 1882. Labor…
Read Blog DetailLisa Graham Keegan discusses the importance of school choice
Cascade Policy Institute sat down with former Arizona school chief and national school choice advocate Lisa Graham Keegan to talk about how she became a supporter of educational freedom and why it’s important for our children. SEE THE VIDEO INTERVIEW.
Read Blog DetailWhy the School System Doesn’t Just “Buy Local”
By Erin Mae Shiffler The Oregonian’s recent PolitiFact “Feds Don’t Think Local on…
Read Blog DetailTestimony before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners
Testimony before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners Regarding the revised IGA for…
Read Blog DetailCosts of Utility Mandate Ultimately Borne by Consumers
By Eric Revell With the passage of Senate Bill 838 by the Oregon…
Read Blog DetailHistory Need Not Repeat Itself in Oregon’s Foreclosure Crisis
By Eric Revell Recently, a foreclosure mediation program passed by the Oregon state…
Read Blog DetailWhy Can’t Portland’s Pension Problem Be Solved Voluntarily?
By Shane Young In 2008, the Portland public safety fund realized it had…
Read Blog DetailPortland’s Proposed “Arts Education Tax”― Why Creativity and Government Subsidies Are Fundamentally at Odds
By Shane Young The “Arts Education and Access Income Tax” proposed by Portland…
Read Blog DetailInstead of More Public Housing, How About Housing Freedom?
By Victoria Leca The activist on hunger strike outside Portland City Hall ended…
Read Blog DetailThe New Sellwood Bridge: Subsidizing the Two Percenters
By Michael Nielsen For more than six years, Multnomah County has been considering…
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