Welfare Pays More Than Entry-Level Work in Most States
Welfare currently pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states, according to…
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Surprise! Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Has Real Costs
By Erin Shannon In March, Portland’s City Council unanimously voted to enact mandatory…
Read Blog DetailHotel Proposal Is Pouring Good Money After Bad
Last week the Metro Council unanimously approved two resolutions in favor of subsidizing…
Read Blog DetailMayor Hales’s Environmental Vision Lacks Grounding in Reality
Recently, Mayor Charlie Hales gave a speech welcoming out-of-town dignitaries visiting Portland as…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in Opposition to the Oregon Convention Center Headquarters Hotel deal
On August 15, 2013 the Metro Council unanimously approved two resolutions that move…
Read Blog DetailWhen a Progressive Magazine Pays Less Than Walmart
The age-old misunderstanding over minimum wage laws may finally be resolving. The Nation…
Read Blog DetailNorthwest Employee Freedom One Night Event
On Thursday, September 5 Cascade Policy Institute will be partnering with the Freedom Foundation to…
Read Blog DetailNew York Times Calls Catholic Schools “A Lifeline for Minorities”
The New York Times recently published a feature story about the closure of…
Read Blog DetailCan We Correct Oregon’s High Corrections Costs?
By Brandon Maxwell Behind Oregon’s cultural mystique lies a troubling truth: Compared with…
Read Blog DetailMore Money, Same Problems for Oregon Schools
By William Newell Oregon’s 2013 legislative session ended with the passage of the…
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