Beaverton’s Renewable Energy Purchase: Well Intentioned, Little Impact
By William Newell The decisions we make are often greatly influenced by the…
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“Do Business Owners Have Religious Freedom Rights?”
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Policy Institute publications director Kathryn…
Read Blog DetailGreen Data Center Bill Is Just More “Greenwashing”
By William Newell In February, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 4126. This…
Read Blog DetailDo You Know Taxes Take 30% of Your Year?
If every penny earned since the beginning of the year went to pay…
Read Blog DetailElliott State Forest Management Puts Small Birds over Small Kids
By John A. Charles, Jr. Last year the S&P 500 Index had a…
Read Blog DetailTime to Stop Throwing Money down the WES Sinkhole
In its proposed fiscal year 2015 budget, TriMet forecasts the purchase of two…
Read Blog DetailAre Small Birds More Important than Small Kids?
Last year the S&P 500 Index had a total return on investment of…
Read Blog DetailEnergy-Efficiency Myths of Commuter Rail
Advocates of rail transit tend to argue that we need trains because they…
Read Blog DetailFour Years of ObamaCare Failures Is Long Enough
By Sally C. Pipes President Obama marked the fourth anniversary of the passage…
Read Blog DetailAs ObamaCare Turns Four, How’s It Working out for You?
The Affordable Care Act turned four years old last Sunday. So how’s it…
Read Blog DetailAs the Affordable Care Act Turns Four, Cascade’s Predictions Were on the Mark
Sunday, March 23, was the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Patient…
Read Blog DetailWhy I Left the Left: Lessons Learned From a Long, Strange Trip
Cascade Policy Institute President & CEO John A. Charles, Jr. spent 17 years…
Read Blog DetailIn Oregon and Nationally, ObamaCare’s Exchanges Don’t Play Well with the Young
By Sally C. Pipes Young people appear to have abandoned President Obama less…
Read Blog DetailRECs, Renewable Mandates, and the Oregon Electricity System
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Policy Institute research associate William…
Read Blog DetailNew Education Study Shows: We’re Paying More for Less
Advocates on all sides of the public education spending-versus-results debate cite various statistics…
Read Blog DetailWanted: Less Judicial Activism, More Judicial Engagement
By Clark M. Neily III Does America have an “activist” judiciary that constantly…
Read Blog DetailAirbnb, Destructive Innovation, and Liberty
By William Newell Portland is brainstorming regulations for temporary lodging made possible by…
Read Blog DetailSale of Elliott State Forest Would Mean Millions More Each Year For Schools
A new report released today shows that if the Oregon State Land Board sold or…
Read Blog DetailIncome Inequality: A Problem That Isn’t
The debate over “income inequality” has simmered for some time, but now seems…
Read Blog DetailEngagement, Activism, or Deference: What’s the Role of the Judiciary?
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once remarked that “the reason why the public…
Read Blog DetailIs a Doctor Shortage on the Horizon?
The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is projected to add 30 million more nonelderly…
Read Blog DetailForced Charity Isn’t Charity…It’s Just Force
When Phil and Penny Knight announced last September* that they would offer $500…
Read Blog DetailPortland’s 100% Renewable Energy Goal Is Still Fantasy
By William Newell The 2013 North American World Environment Day opened with a…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles discusses the dangers of the Metro regional government
In December 2013, Cascade President and CEO John A. Charles spoke to the…
Read Blog DetailToo Little of a Good Thing
By William Newell The recent Portland School Board decision to expand enrollment at…
Read Blog DetailUnderstanding Oregon’s Hidden Sales Tax on Energy
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Policy Institute President and CEO…
Read Blog DetailCascade in the Capitol: Testimony for the House Education Committee Against SB 1538 which would limit new charter school options
February 19, 2014 Testimony Against SB 1538 Before the Oregon House Education Committee…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles Debates Tigard’s Light Rail Ballot Measure
During January’s Tigard Initiative Public Forum, John Charles debated a Tigard City Counselor…
Read Blog DetailIs Part-Time Work Obama’s New American Dream?
Last week the Congressional Budget Office reported that the Affordable Care Act will…
Read Blog DetailCascade in the Capitol – Testimony Against Placing Limitations on New Charter Schools (SB 1538)
February 6, 2014 Testimony Against SB 1538 before the Oregon Senate Education and…
Read Blog DetailCascade in the Capitol – Testimony Against Additional Tobacco Taxes (HB 4129)
February 11, 2014 Testimony Against HB 4129 in the House Revenue Committee By…
Read Blog DetailWES at 5: Still a Financial Train Wreck
February 2 marked the five-year anniversary of the Westside Express Service (WES), the…
Read Blog DetailOregon Medicaid Study Doesn’t Love Big Brother
By Dr. Jonathan Witt If a large Oregon study is any indication, the…
Read Blog DetailSchool Choice Promotes Opportunities “Centered on the Future”
“I wish that the education system could understand that not every child fits…
Read Blog DetailHelp Oregon’s Most Vulnerable Students Get School Choice in 2014
This is National School Choice Week. Families across the country are advocating for…
Read Blog DetailComing This January: The Largest-Ever Rally for School Choice Nationwide
Millions of Americans nationwide will voice their support for educational opportunity during the…
Read Blog DetailReverse the Trend: Restore Oregon’s Economic Freedom
By William Newell Our world is freer today than ever before. More people…
Read Blog DetailTestimony to TriMet Board on Resolution 14-01-03
Cascade President John A. Charles, Jr. submitted the following testimony to the TriMet…
Read Blog DetailBook Forum: Clark Neily – Judicial Abdication vs. Judicial Engagement
Join Cascade Policy Institute as we welcome Clark M. Neily III Judicial Abdication…
Read Blog DetailCascade in the Capitol: Testimony in Favor of Education Equity Emergency Act
Testimony in Support of the Education Equity Emergency Bill Kathryn Hickok Director, Children’s…
Read Blog DetailFive Reasons to Oppose the State Treasurer’s 2014 Opportunity Initiative
By Bob Clark The 2013 Oregon legislative session approved State Treasurer Ted Wheeler’s…
Read Blog DetailAs TriMet Sinks, Should Portland Suburbs Go Down With the Ship?
Last week Cascade released a report encouraging cities and counties to consider leaving…
Read Blog DetailThe Future of School Choice in Oregon: Education Savings Accounts
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst…
Read Blog DetailThe Future of School Choice in Oregon: Education Savings Accounts
School choice is widespread in America, including in Oregon—unless you are poor. Affluent…
Read Blog Detail$52 Million Retrofit Makes Traffic Worse in Portland’s South Waterfront
A case study released by Cascade Policy Institute shows the $52 million retrofit…
Read Blog DetailReport Makes the Case for Cities and Counties to Leave TriMet
A report released Monday by Cascade Policy Institute recommends that cities and counties within TriMet’s service jurisdiction…
Read Blog DetailYour Government-Mandated New Year’s Resolution
Not content with dictating what kind of health insurance it considers adequate for…
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