The Portland Seed Fund: Planting High Hopes, Reaping Few Results
By Joel Grey The Portland Seed Fund is a public-private venture intended to…
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Waiving Profitability: The Oregon Wave Energy Trust’s Failure to Achieve a Return on Public Investment
By Joel Grey The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is a nonprofit, public-private…
Read Blog DetailPortland’s “F” Doesn’t Stand for “Transportation Friendly”
R Street Institute, a D.C.-based think tank, released its Ridescore website last week….
Read Blog Detail“Gainful Employment” Regulations Will Hurt Private Colleges
Ever since John Kenneth Galbraith published The Affluent Society in 1958, American liberals have been…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Legal Analysis Finds Land Board in Breach of Trust over Elliott State Forest
November 25, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900…
Read Blog DetailLet’s Talk Turkey – with Uncle Sam
On this Thanksgiving I have to give credit to The Blaze for alerting me to a serious issue of public concern. Apparently the U.S. government, in its collective wisdom, believes that Americans need its help to purchase, prepare, and eat the traditional holiday turkey.
Read Blog DetailScare Tactics Not Working in Road Tax Debates
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently issued a report describing the deteriorating…
Read Blog DetailScare Tactics Not Working in Road Tax Debates
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently issued a report describing the deteriorating…
Read Blog DetailTear Down Oregon’s (Self-Created) Berlin Walls!
The Berlin Wall came down twenty-five years ago this week. The Wall, which…
Read Blog DetailArizonans Gain the “Right to Try” to Save Their Lives
Amid last week’s election excitement, Arizonans overwhelmingly approved their “Right to Try” referendum,…
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Resurrecting User Fees in Public Finance: A Prescription for Lowering the Cost and Improving the Fairness of Public Services
By Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The share of personal income collected as…
Read Blog DetailA Time for Choosing
Did you choose between a left or right in yesterday’s election? If that…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – November 19, 2014
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade President & CEO John A….
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A Legal Analysis of Oregon’s Trust Obligations in Managing the Elliott State Forest
By Kathryn Walter (Altus Law LLC) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY When Oregon became a state…
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