Comprehending a Comprehensive Plan
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Read Blog DetailTestimony on HB 3510 Before the House Committee on Healthcare March 11, 2011…
Read Blog DetailTodd Wynn presents the Oregon Senate with information from Cascade Policy Institute and…
Read Blog Detail[audio:3-1-11KarlaNoPropertyRightsAudio.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary by Karla…
Read Blog DetailThe House Education Committee will hear a bill proposing a K-12 tax credit…
Read Blog DetailClick here for part 1 Todd Wynn fills in for Bill Post on…
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Read Blog DetailDownload PDF by Steve Buckstein If you thought that nothing could be more…
Read Blog DetailThe Fallacy of a $3.5 Billion State Budget Deficit Download PDF by Steve…
Read Blog DetailSteve was interviewed by KOIN 6 in Portland about the Soda Tax (segment…
Read Blog Detailby Steve Buckstein Oregonians voted down a new tax on tobacco in 2007,…
Read Blog DetailBiggest Bang for Your Buck? A Closer Look at Portland’s $548 Million School…
Read Blog DetailBelow is a Letter from Richard P. Burke As you many know, the…
Read Blog DetailResetting Oregon’s Budget and Recharging Our Economy Download PDF by Steve Buckstein Oregon…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint10-20-10Christina.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary By Christina Martin…
Read Blog DetailFor those interested in the national debate on tax cuts, here’s an interesting…
Read Blog DetailThis is a “told you so” story about Measures 66 & 67 ……
Read Blog DetailVote For Hines Oregon! By Karla Kay Edwards The economies of rural Oregon…
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Read Blog DetailHow much government is the right amount? A variety of studies have found…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint6-15-10Todd.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary by Todd Wynn…
Read Blog Detail“Public Provisions” Pitfalls By Christina Martin Nobody likes physical pain, but often it…
Read Blog DetailYou Make Too Much Money By Steve Buckstein Download Commentary Here In a…
Read Blog DetailOpportunity Knocks with Redistricting by Karla Kay Edwards Download Here It is obvious…
Read Blog DetailEconomic Freedom: A No Regrets Strategy for Reducing Global Energy Consumption A new…
Read Blog DetailAs April 15 approaches and thousands of tea party activists are planning events…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 2-10-10.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary 15 Years…
Read Blog DetailClick here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Governor Kulongoski…
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Read Blog DetailOne of the most important back stories about the current Measure 66 and…
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Read Blog DetailPRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto In an effort to meet requirements for a…
Read Blog DetailCascade Policy Institute just released a major economic study which uses two different…
Read Blog Detailby Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Click here to read the…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 A recent report…
Read Blog DetailSummary: We are told that the earth is the hottest it has been…
Read Blog DetailBeware the common wisdom about who might support and who might oppose the…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 12-2-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This January,…
Read Blog DetailSummary: Forty-four percent of Oregon parents would choose private school if they could…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 According to Recovery.gov,…
Read Blog DetailSummary: The looming campaign to approve or reject two new legislative tax increases…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 11-4-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The campaign…
Read Blog DetailSummary: The teenage unemployment and underutilization rates are staggeringly high. This has a…
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Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 or steven@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Oregon,…
Read Blog DetailSummary: Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2454, known as…
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Read Blog DetailRaising tax rates of any kind risks impairing the private sector’s motivation to…
Read Blog DetailI estimate that raising the maximum tax rates on personal income, including capital…
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Read Blog DetailSenate bill 80 has been referred to the Ways and Means committee and…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QuickPoint 6-3-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon state…
Read Blog DetailJust when federal and state legislators are passing economic stimulus packages to get…
Read Blog DetailIn a world full of names, acronyms and management change plans, taxpayers can…
Read Blog DetailMost Oregonians think that our state government is short of money, billions of…
Read Blog DetailSummary: SJR 29 is based on a fallacy. Its supporters assume that the…
Read Blog DetailSome Oregon activists are begging the state legislature to create yet another social…
Read Blog DetailClick here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Many bills…
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Read Blog DetailIntroduction Climate change, and how to deal with it, is literally one of…
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 DetailSummary: The Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring was charged with developing a…
Read Blog DetailAt the cost of $819 billion, the current House version of the Obama…
Read Blog Detail[audio:QP1-14-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Once again, Oregon…
Read Blog DetailClick here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Metro wants to…
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 DetailSummary The financial liabilities of social insurance programs in the United States in…
Read Blog DetailLooking for more tax revenue wherever they can find it, some legislators and…
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…
Read Blog DetailSummary Ask even reasonably knowledgeable people how big the Oregon state budget is…
Read Blog DetailSummary The governor’s Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring recently discussed imposing a…
Read Blog DetailIntroduction In a world where taxes are used to finance government, possibilities for…
Read Blog DetailSummary A recent study of public sector retirement funds by The Pew Charitable…
Read Blog DetailThe collapse of the I-35 Bridge and loss of life in Minneapolis is…
Read Blog DetailOregon has recently passed a new law (Senate Bill 118) in an attempt…
Read Blog DetailThe Oregonian’s front page feature on lobbyist Mark Nelson is a revealing insight…
Read Blog DetailFunding for the Oregon State Police has been so scarce in recent years…
Read Blog DetailElectronic waste is a challenge, not a crisis. Disposing of e-waste in a…
Read Blog DetailVirtually everyone agrees that the state of Oregon needs a rainy day fund;…
Read Blog DetailThe primary effect of Oregon’s land-use regulatory system (especially the use of UGBs…
Read Blog DetailThe number of claims filed under M 37 indicates a vast, pent-up demand…
Read Blog DetailPreserving Farmland Without Farmers Since 1969, Oregon has pursued a stated policy objective…
Read Blog DetailGovernor Kulongoski wants the state to offer free or highly subsidized health insurance…
Read Blog DetailAfter spending the first sixteen years of its existence located in downtown Portland,…
Read Blog DetailOne result of last week’s election is that we may finally achieve tax…
Read Blog DetailFederal tax credits for hybrid-electric vehicles manufactured by Toyota will be cut in…
Read Blog DetailMetro recently decided to impose a $0.25 tax on all Oregon zoo admissions,…
Read Blog DetailSummary Oregon state and local governments levy over $268 million a year in…
Read Blog DetailLast November state economists estimated that Oregon’s tax revenues could exceed their projections…
Read Blog DetailThe State of Oregon sued tobacco companies this week to recover more money…
Read Blog DetailLast Wednesday the Bush administration announced new fuel economy standards for light trucks…
Read Blog DetailA new task force has been appointed to review Oregon’s statewide land-use planning…
Read Blog DetailNow that Oregon’s economy is finally showing signs of life, we are again…
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