Category: Testimony

By Kathryn Hickok Director, Children’s Scholarship Fund-Oregon Dear Chairman Roblan and Members of…

Before the Senate Education Committee By Steve Buckstein Cascade Policy Institute Chair Roblan…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President and CEO, Cascade Policy Institute  Regarding…

By Steve Buckstein Co-Chairs Monroe and Smith Warner and members of the Joint…

By John A. Charles. Jr. The decision before you today is simply one…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO, Cascade Policy Institute Regarding…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO, Cascade Policy Institute Regarding…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO, Cascade Policy Institute Before…

To: Chairman Greenlick and members of the House Committee on Health Care From:…

To: Chair Barnhart and members of the House Committee on Revenue From: Steve…

Cascade Policy Institute President and CEO John A. Charles, Jr. presented a version…

The top legislative priority for most Democrats in Salem has passed the Senate…

The following testimony was presented to the Portland Community College Board at their…

John A. Charles, Jr. presented this testimony to the TriMet Board of Directors…

February 19, 2014 Testimony Against SB 1538 Before the Oregon House Education Committee…

February 6, 2014 Testimony Against SB 1538 before the Oregon Senate Education and…

February 11, 2014 Testimony Against HB 4129 in the House Revenue Committee By…

Cascade President John A. Charles, Jr. submitted the following testimony to the TriMet…

Testimony in Support of the Education Equity Emergency Bill Kathryn Hickok Director, Children’s…

The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is proposing that the Oregon State…

Steve Buckstein presented the following testimony to the Joint Interim Committee on Special…

On August 15, 2013 the Metro Council unanimously approved two resolutions that move…

Cascade President and CEO John A. Charles, Jr. testified regarding a proposed economic…

Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein testified on Thursday before the Senate Committee on…

John A. Charles, Jr. submitted testimony on Monday to the Senate Committee on…

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue regarding sales tax bills…

Testimony before the House Committee on Judiciary in Favor of HB 3371 by…

The Oregonian published a great article about this hearing, pointing out Cascade’s long-held…

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue Regarding SB 326 and…

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development in Favor of…

State Treasurer Ted Wheeler has proposed that the state obligate its citizens to repay hundreds…

Cascade President John Charles testified today before the Joint Committee on Interstate-5 Bridge…

Good morning, Co-Chair Burdick, other co-chairs and members of the committee. I’m Steve…

Testimony before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners Regarding the revised IGA for…

Testimony before the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission Regarding the TriMet…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO Regarding Oregon’s Public Purpose…

    Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr.   Before the TriMet Board…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President, Cascade Policy Institute Before the Joint…

Opposing More Top-Down Control of Oregon Education Chair Hass, Co-Chair Morse, and members…

Click here to listen to the testimony. Christina Martin’s testimony to the House…

John Charles was an invited witness before the Senate Government Operations committee on…

At the May 24th House General Government and Consumer Protection Committee, Karla Kay…

John Charles testified on HB 3571, regarding renewable energy credits, before the Senate Environment and…

John testified against the Bottle Bill Expansion, HB 3145, before the Senate Environment…

Before the Joint Education subcommittee of Ways & Means Regarding establishing an Oregon Education…

On May 11, 2011 Steve Buckstein testified against HB 3000, which would allow…

Testimony before the Senate General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee in…

Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr., regarding HB 3605: Requires Oregon Governments to…

Testimony on SB 99 A: Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health…

John’s testimony before the Ways/Means subcommittee on Transportation on 4/20/2011 at 9:30am. Listen…

This testimony was given April 19, 2011 before the House Committee on Revenue….

Testimony given before the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee regarding SB 692, which…

On April 12th, John Charles testified before the House Energy, Environment and Water…

Testimony before the House Transportation and Economic Development Committee on March 30, 2011…

Testimony before the House Committee on Energy, Environment and Water on March 29,…

March 24, 2011   Co-Chair Cannon, Co-Chair Gilliam and members of the Committee,…

UPDATE – Listen to Steve’s testimony by clicking here! Testimony before the House…

Update: Last month, House Bill 2287 passed out of the House Education Committee….

Testimony in Favor of HB 2291 Kathryn Hickok Director, Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland Portland,…

Full text below   My name is Michael Horn; and I am the…

Chair Burdick and members of the Committee, my name is Steve Buckstein. I’m…

Testimony on HB 2781 Before the House Judiciary Committee February 14, 2010 by…

Subject: TM Resolution 10-09-44 Members of the Board: I will not be able…

Testimony before the CRC Independent Review Committee By John Charles Download Full Testimony…

by John A. Charles, Jr. Testimony before the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and…

John Charles gives testimony before the TriMet council addressing ridership, routes, and ballooning…

Listen to the full testimony here. The bill testimony begins at 1:20:30. Buckstein testimony…

Testimony to the House Education Committee on HB 3660 February 3, 2010 By…

Before the House Committee on Health Care in favor of making individually purchased…

Testimony before the House Committee on Health Care on February 4, 2010

My name is John Charles, and I am President of Cascade Policy Institute….

Regulatory Issues I.   The purpose of HB 3283 is not being met and the…

The Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan would have been considered cutting-edge in 1909….

Listen to Todd’s testimony on this audio file at 1:30:01-1:33:34 and response from…

Listen to John’s testimony at 1:47:05 through 1:57:35 on this audio file, which…

Senate Bill 34 gives TriMet authority to increase payroll taxes. Watch Representative Wingard’s…

Listen to this testimony at 2:55:51-3:09:05 on this audio file. My name is…

Listen to this testimony at 1:00:00-1:03:45 on this audio file. Mr. Chairman and…

Listen to the testimony at 0:30-6:21 on this audio file. Mr. Chairman, although…

Chair Metsger and members of the Committee, my name is Steve Buckstein. I’m…

Chair Hass and members of the committee, I am Kathryn Hickok from Cascade…

HB 3253 would create a tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles…

Background House Bill 3300 instructs the State Workforce Investment Board to develop a…

Background House Bill 3155 will require consumer-owned utilities (COU) to establish local conservation,…

April 15, 2009 Overview  Environmental trends over long periods of time matter more…

. April 15, 2009 As a member of the Oregon Road User Fee…

Click here to read the full report in PDF format Senate Bill 80…

Reject transferring billions of dollars from the private to the public sector March…

Testimony before the House Committee on Rules in favor of House Bill 2500…

Testimony for Senate Bill 80 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…

Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Senate Bill 76: Regarding the Removal of…

My name is John Charles, president and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute. Cascade…