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By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. As 2021 is wrapping up, it turns out that…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. As 2021 is wrapping up, it turns out that…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Nearly a year after Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment began, results…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. What if everything we thought we knew about homelessness…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. If you guessed that Oregonians think homelessness is the…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Testimony of John A. Charles, Cascade Policy InstituteBefore…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The era of small-modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is upon us,…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry It’s been more than six years since Portland declared a…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last month, the Oregonian excitedly reported some great news:…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The public school shutdowns have gone too far. Once reserved…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The Tigard City Council is going through the…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Economist Milton Friedman passed away 15 years ago this…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Portland General Electric is living a virtual power plant pipe…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry In a recent November special election, Lincoln County approved a…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This fall, Oregon children began their third school year since…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown has joined other state and national representatives…
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Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With the retirement of Bob Stacey earlier this month,…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Next week, the Washington County Commission is expected to…
Read Blog DetailBy John A . Charles, Jr.TO: Metro Transportation Planning DepartmentFM: John A. Charles,…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry Tired of wearing a mask? You’re not alone. In August,…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Just over a year ago the Portland City Council cut…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry Over the course of more than 25 years, Metro’s parks…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon elected officials and appointed staff love to claim they…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. A few months ago, Oregonians learned they will be…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Apparently, “COVID time” is a real thing. A week…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry At a time when many Portlanders are sleeping on sidewalks,…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Western Resource Advocates…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok During the past 18 months, parents have taken a hard…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, I attended my first out-of-state conference in…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry In this summer’s Olympic Games, Oregon natives Kim Hill and…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Politicians have a lot in common with magicians….
Read Blog DetailBy Stewart Robertson Recently, Governor Kate Brown quietly signed Senate Bill 744. The…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Did you just have an order for a desktop computer…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana Portland’s Harriet Tubman Middle School might be on the move….
Read Blog DetailOn September 15, 2021 at noon PDT, Cascade Policy Institute will be joined…
Read Blog Detail(Photo is a stock photo.) By Stew Robertson You would think Portland Parks…
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Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana If we want to continue seeing downtown Portland improve, maybe…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregonians are struggling to pay their utility bills. So then…
Read Blog DetailBy Stew Robertson The City of Portland’s housing state of emergency, first declared…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana Portland is on its way to having more than three…
Read Blog DetailJuly 9, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:John A. Charles, Jr.President & CEOCascade…
Read Blog DetailLight rail has problems with reliability despite massive government funding. By Stew Robertson…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Portland’s housing crisis is now in its sixth year….
Read Blog DetailA proposed ordinance aims to deprioritize some homeless camps considered “low impact” By…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. If you get the Sunday New York Times, your…
Read Blog DetailBy adopting a near-zero assumed rate of return, PERS can become solvent in…
Read Blog DetailPortland’s policy of Inclusionary Zoning makes housing less affordable for families. By Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On Saturday, police responded to a call that a…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. President Biden is proposing to spend $174 billion…
Read Blog DetailBy adopting a near-zero assumed rate of return, PERS can become solvent in…
Read Blog DetailHow the Housing First approach keeps failing to support homeless reentry into independent…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov The Portland region’s top homelessness officials delivered another set of…
Read Blog DetailState spending per student in public school is $2,000 more than average private…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The race is on for a reliable power grid. A…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Portland’s Lents neighborhood got a new homeless program in 2021….
Read Blog DetailChair Kafoury and Commissioners, Over the last year, the Joint Office of Homeless…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, a Craigslist post brought it home—we’re in…
Read Blog DetailThe “No More Freeways” mantra is extending Portland’s worst bottleneck By Vlad Yurlov…
Read Blog DetailDoubling down on failing policy puts both homeless residents and taxpayers at risk…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Learning pods have become a popular solution for parents searching…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. We’ve heard a lot of bad news during the…
Read Blog DetailApril 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
Read Blog DetailVia Email April 29, 2021 Metro Council600 NE Grand Ave.Portland, OR 97232 Re: …
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Read Blog DetailVia EmailApril 20, 2021 Senate Committee on EducationOregon State Legislature Re: Support for…
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Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Should we breach Northwest hydropower dams to replenish native fish…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran The president of the National Education Association recently said she…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. We’re in the waning days of the pandemic, and…
Read Blog DetailVia emailMarch 30, 2021 Portland City Council, I’m Vlad Yurlov, policy analyst at…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 2, 2021 Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. As Oregon students return to the classrooms, watch out…
Read Blog DetailRaising prevailing wages would burden taxpayers and marginalize minorities By Vlad Yurlov Bad…
Read Blog DetailSubjective rules reduce the supply of housing By Vlad Yurlov Portland City Council…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Every student deserves access to a quality education. Despite the…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Last November, Oregon voters approved three ballot measures…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov It’s a bad sign when businesses need to fortify their…
Read Blog DetailThe Portland metro region tried everything to reduce automobile reliance. It’s time to…
Read Blog DetailVia EmailMarch 11, 2021 Senate Committee on Education Oregon State Legislature Re: Opposition…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 11, 2021 Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s office reached…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon has always been a national leader in providing clean…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov and Eric Fruits, Ph.D. A recent Oregonian/OregonLive editorial criticizes Metro’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Why is “affordable housing” so expensive? Many politicians, bureaucrats, and…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon is home to NuScale Power, the nation’s leading small…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Helen Doran Every parent knows a solid education prepares…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Should governments use taxpayer dollars to support select companies of…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov If you thought hospital food was bland now, get ready…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Recent freezing temperatures and power outages in both Oregon and…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregonians blame Californians for many of our state’s woes….
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Since 2015, Portland City Council has declared continuous housing emergencies….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. A recent column published in Forbes has caused quite…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Portland values its “green” projects; but local policymakers are attempting…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 24-30 is National School Choice Week, the world’s largest…
Read Blog DetailRepurpose money from the Student Success Act to offset the cost to families…
Read Blog DetailJanuary 22, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Eric Fruits, Ph.D.Office: (503) 242-0900eric@cascadepolicy.org…
Read Blog DetailSome straightforward solutions to a complex problem By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran What does an old industrial site from World War II…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran In Metro’s latest quarterly newsletter, “Our Big Backyard,” the reader…
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