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By Miranda Bonifield Virginia Walden Ford is a mom whose extraordinary sacrifice and…
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Voters Should Reject Ballot Measure 26-203
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. By now, Oregon voters have received their ballots for…
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Enough Is Enough: Voters Should Reject Metro’s Bond Measure
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. By now Oregon voters have received their ballots for…
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Metro’s Housing Philosophy is Political, Not Practical
By Miranda Bonifield Metro’s attempts to provide low-income public housing since last year’s…
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Press Release: Cascade Policy Institute Publishes Comprehensive Study of Metro’s Parks and Nature Program
October 15, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: John A. Charles, Jr. Eric…
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Like Other MAX Projects, TriMet’s Green Line Underdelivers at 10th Anniversary
By Rachel Dawson TriMet has proven time and again that it is unable…
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Hidden Lands, Unknown Plans: A Quarter Century of Metro’s Natural Areas Program
By Vladislav Yurlov, Helen Cook, and Micah Perry with Eric Fruits, Ph.D., research…
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TriMet Broke Key Promises About MAX
Published in Portland Tribune By Rachel Dawson TriMet’s payroll tax has been increasing…
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Oregon Distilleries Deserve Better
By Helen Cook Oregon has a booming craft distilling industry. That’s why it’s…
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Shrinking Roads and Rising Fatalities Don’t Bode Well for Portland’s Vision Zero
By Rachel Dawson Portland hasn’t seen 50 road fatalities since 1996. With 43…
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Metro Wants More Money—For Parks You May Never See
How much would you be willing to spend to buy parkland that would…
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Press Release: Cascade Policy Institute Urges a NO Vote on Measure 26-203
Cascade Policy Institute Urges a NO Vote on Measure 26-203 Voters should reject…
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Where Is Our Metro Park at Chehalem Ridge?
By Helen Cook This summer, I was walking on an old logging road…
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Dumbing Down Voters
By John A. Charles, Jr. In 2016 Val Hoyle, then a legislator from…
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