Fiscal Impacts of Proposed Educational Tax Credits
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive summary Currently, Oregon parents of public school children…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive summary Currently, Oregon parents of public school children…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QP31809.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Although global temperatures…
Read Blog DetailReject transferring billions of dollars from the private to the public sector March…
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Read Blog Detail[audio:QP3_11_09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Political leaders from…
Read Blog DetailIntroduction Climate change, and how to deal with it, is literally one of…
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Read Blog DetailSummary: The decision to regulate greenhouse gases is based on the premise that…
Read Blog DetailMarch 3, 2009 As a member of the Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue…
Read Blog DetailTestimony before the House Committee on Rules in favor of House Bill 2500…
Read Blog DetailIf they can do it with carbon, why can’t we do it with…
Read Blog DetailSummary: The Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring was charged with developing a…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QP022409.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary City of Portland…
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Read Blog DetailBy Christina Martin Summary The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, tacked onto the current…
Read Blog DetailTestimony for Senate Bill 168 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…
Read Blog DetailBecause cap-and-trade programs and other wide-ranging carbon emission reduction strategies rely heavily on…
Read Blog DetailSecond New York conference of global warming skeptics announced, expected to draw up…
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Read Blog DetailTestimony for Senate Bill 80 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…
Read Blog DetailBy Shirley Iverson and John A. Charles, Jr. Summary Over the past decade,…
Read Blog DetailSenate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Senate Bill 76: Regarding the Removal of…
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Read Blog DetailAt the cost of $819 billion, the current House version of the Obama…
Read Blog DetailClick here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Because cap-and-trade programs…
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Read Blog DetailTestimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO Regarding Management of the…
Read Blog DetailRoads should be funded primarily by user fees. However, it is not necessary…
Read Blog DetailJanuary 22, 2009 Testimony before the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QP012109.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary In a 2007…
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Read Blog DetailClick here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary The Unemployment Compensation…
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Read Blog DetailWhere do Oregonians send their children to school? Where would they send them…
Read Blog Detail– Survey Results Find Strong Support for School Choice Among Democrats, Independents, Republicans…
Read Blog DetailTo pull us out of the current recession, politicians on the state and…
Read Blog DetailPortland was recently chosen as one of five cities where the U.S. Small…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Todd Wynn Tel.: 503-242-0900 Fax: 503-242-3822 E-mail: todd@cascadepolicy.org Cascade…
Read Blog DetailSummary Public policy advocates and lawmakers have proposed numerous programs allowing people to…
Read Blog DetailPolicymakers in Oregon have concluded that global warming is a crisis, that the…
Read Blog DetailSummary Greenhouse gas reduction strategies should strike a balance between economic costs of…
Read Blog DetailSummary Existing voluntary green power programs can increase renewable energy generation without forcing…
Read Blog DetailSummary With Oregon facing a $1-billion-and-counting budget deficit, the temptation exists for legislators…
Read Blog DetailSummary Oregon state revenues are now projected to be $1 billion short of…
Read Blog DetailIn my wildest dreams I never thought I would be writing about the…
Read Blog DetailMany policymakers in Oregon have concluded that global warming is a crisis, that…
Read Blog DetailDid you know that in the last ten years, over 600 Oregon children…
Read Blog DetailSummary When Cascade Policy Institute compared the Social Security Master Death List to…
Read Blog DetailSummary Wind power is touted as a “green” solution to Oregon?s increasing energy…
Read Blog DetailSummary Cascade Policy Institute submitted an innovative proposal to TriMet to cancel TriMet’s…
Read Blog DetailOn October 27, 2008, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced his Climate Change Agenda to…
Read Blog DetailSummary Advocates of plug-in vehicles profess that they will reduce air pollution, dependence…
Read Blog DetailSummary The driver’s license was originally created to ensure public safety by setting…
Read Blog DetailToday we are all aware of the candidate who won our highest office,…
Read Blog DetailSummary Cascade Policy Institute commissioned a study of registered voters in Oregon, comparing…
Read Blog DetailSummary The proposed renewal of the five-year levy that created the Portland Children’s…
Read Blog DetailSummary Wind power advocates claim that wind power is a cost effective source…
Read Blog DetailTen years ago Oregon became the first state to vote exclusively by mail….
Read Blog DetailSummary The financial liabilities of social insurance programs in the United States in…
Read Blog DetailThe U.S. Department of Education has released a report entitled “Preserving a Critical…
Read Blog DetailThere was a time when large national banks were considered more stable and…
Read Blog DetailSummary Absent serious structural reforms such as school-level competition, paying for performance in…
Read Blog DetailIntroduction and Executive Summary This report examines the potential for using performance incentives…
Read Blog DetailSummary Did lack of government regulation create the subprime mortgage crisis? Most likely,…
Read Blog DetailWhat happens to a ballot from the time you leave it at an…
Read Blog DetailIn April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded that greenhouse gases (GHGs) meet the…
Read Blog DetailSummary The Metro Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed Convention Center…
Read Blog DetailSummary Economists know that energy consumption is directly related to energy prices. As…
Read Blog DetailThere is no more important topic in Oregon, and nationwide, than the state…
Read Blog DetailThe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 converted a national…
Read Blog DetailThe Westside light rail line opened on September 12, 1998. Westside MAX was…
Read Blog DetailSummary Nearly 100 college presidents from around the nation have asked lawmakers to…
Read Blog DetailSummary Gore has challenged the nation to rely on 100% renewable energy sources…
Read Blog DetailLooking for more tax revenue wherever they can find it, some legislators and…
Read Blog DetailIf you haven’t heard of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) yet, you soon…
Read Blog DetailSummary Critics of Oregon’s so-called “double majority” rule say it isn’t democratic because…
Read Blog DetailSummary Clark County’s new hybrid buses are costing lots of green for local…
Read Blog DetailGreen and red are the Christmas colors. It’s just like Christmas for hundreds…
Read Blog DetailSummary Because employer-sponsored health insurance coverage is not taxable, the health insurance of…
Read Blog DetailRob Kremer gave the following address at the Milton Friedman “Legacy of Freedom”…
Read Blog DetailImagine an industry where two companies control 75% of the market, price-competition is…
Read Blog DetailSummary Low-income Americans hear two contradictory messages: “Save” and “Don’t Save.” Converting some…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe DiLaura Tel.: 317-229-2128 INDIANAPOLIS (July 28, 2008) –…
Read Blog DetailSummary Governor Kulongoski recently unveiled a new plan for creating “green” jobs in…
Read Blog DetailSummary African-Americans support school choice at a rate higher than any other ethnic…
Read Blog DetailI drive a car. Odds are, you do too. In fact, given the…
Read Blog DetailOur Governor envisions an “Innovation State” that leverages new technologies and attracts investment,…
Read Blog DetailMany private banks and financial institutions are in trouble because they supplied the…
Read Blog DetailAs children, our parents have absolute responsibility for our lives. Without their willingness…
Read Blog DetailReview of Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit, edited by…
Read Blog DetailThree years ago, two prominent scientists asked themselves which natural chemical makes the…
Read Blog Detail“Why Not Portland?” This is the question raised by supporters of a health…
Read Blog DetailSummary Before Oregonians are asked to approve any expansion of state-sponsored health care,…
Read Blog DetailWhy do many Oregonians think we should take the profit motive out of…
Read Blog DetailSummary The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program enjoys broad bipartisan support, yet Congress is…
Read Blog DetailImagine you want to start a business, but the government says you can’t…
Read Blog DetailSummary Demographically benchmarking Oregon spending goes an important step beyond simply making government…
Read Blog DetailSummary This study updates past research to benchmark Oregon’s spending (Pozdena and Fruits…
Read Blog DetailA recent report published by the Center for Social Development at Washington University…
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