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By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s budget season for local governments in Oregon. Budgets…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s budget season for local governments in Oregon. Budgets…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. State Representatives Karin Power (Milwaukie), Anna Williams (Hood…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Think the natural gas industry is dying? The latest data…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Public meetings can be boring, but those meetings are…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry Land use regulations in Oregon are adversely impacting the state’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson With the start of a new year, power customers will…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Just after dinner on New Year’s Eve, my oldest…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. If you guessed that Oregonians think homelessness is the…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The era of small-modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is upon us,…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last month, the Oregonian excitedly reported some great news:…
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 Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown has joined other state and national representatives…
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 Rachel Dawson Just over a year ago the Portland City Council cut…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. A few months ago, Oregonians learned they will be…
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 Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, I attended my first out-of-state conference in…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Did you just have an order for a desktop computer…
Read Blog DetailOn September 15, 2021 at noon PDT, Cascade Policy Institute will be joined…
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 Eric Fruits, Ph.D. If you get the Sunday New York Times, your…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On Saturday, police responded to a call that a…
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 DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, a Craigslist post brought it home—we’re in…
Read Blog DetailApril 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
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 DetailRaising prevailing wages would burden taxpayers and marginalize minorities By Vlad Yurlov Bad…
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 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 Rachel Dawson Oregon is home to NuScale Power, the nation’s leading small…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Should governments use taxpayer dollars to support select companies of…
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 DetailSome straightforward solutions to a complex problem By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With the clock ticking down to midnight on December…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov When businesses fail, they shut down. But when the government…
Read Blog DetailShelter space can be used effectively by tracking and reporting vacancies By Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This week, the U.K. became the first western nation…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Do you want to enjoy a drink but don’t feel…
Read Blog DetailBy John A Charles, Jr. and Rachel Dawson EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Oregon Public…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s government is finally feeling the pain of lockdowns. Last…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran The Oregonian reported that an estimated 51,000 more Oregonians are…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown recently decided to take her Coronavirus “two-week…
Read Blog DetailOctober 19, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rachel Dawson (503) 242-0900 rachel@cascadepolicy.org…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov On October 2, Helping Hands unveiled its latest transitional housing…
Read Blog DetailOctober 4, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon’s very own NuScale Power, a company developing small-modular nuclear…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway Joe Rogan, the outspoken commenter, comedian, and host, announced on…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Based on the passage of a 10% cap on commission…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This is a terrible time to own and run…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Alcohol-lovers may have a reason for a toast. Oregon’s Liquor…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The 2020 we’re living in is very different from…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is nearing the end of the first month…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson “The vast disparity between the rich and the poor is,…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon, it’s about time we talk about nuclear power. No,…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Rarely has Oregon’s lack of political leadership been…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield You may not be able to tax carbon out of…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With this year’s “short” session of the legislature, the…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson There is a homeless crisis in Portland. According to a…
Read Blog DetailDecember 30, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson On December 2, I had the opportunity to tour the…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon’s population grew by more than 41,000 residents last…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Northwest Power and Conservation Council regularly assesses the adequacy…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is less than three months away from the…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield Metro’s attempts to provide low-income public housing since last year’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Cook Oregon has a booming craft distilling industry. That’s why it’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Portland City Council has just learned that what it…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. What if the self-proclaimed “City that Works” isn’t working?…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Governments often try to pat themselves on the back. The…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry The Portland City Council recently passed a new ordinance that…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Cook How much would you be willing to pay in taxes…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Does the cannabis industry need central planning? The Oregon legislature…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry Last fall, Portland voters approved a new 1% tax on…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Fake news is bad, but no news is even…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon will soon be the first state to have…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, OR…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, OR…
Read Blog DetailBy Justus Armstrong Should the City of Portland invest taxpayer money in local…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok The quintessential American holiday, Thanksgiving evolved from the Pilgrims’ celebrations…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Give a man a fish and you feed him for…
Read Blog DetailBy Justus Armstrong Portland’s Metro Council plans to award grants for its Investment…
Read Blog DetailSALEM, Ore. – Top Oregon Democrats, including Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Jeff…
Read Blog DetailPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unions, and the people that make them up, headed…
Read Blog DetailBy Steve Buckstein While most Americans are reaping the benefits of the recent…
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