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TriMet’s Plan for 82nd Avenue “Road Diet” Looms in Metro Decision
By Maxwell Powers TriMet has a new “road diet” planned for Portland, this…
Read News DetailHB 2089 Brings Oregon into Compliance with the Supreme Court’s Tyler Ruling on Property Rights and Home Equity
By Kathryn Hickok With the passage of House Bill 2089 in late June,…
Read News DetailVoters Aren’t Interested in New Transportation Taxes
By John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon legislature ended on June 27 without…
Read News DetailNew Hampshire Is First in New England to Enact Universal School Choice
By Kathryn Hickok New Hampshire has removed the income cap for families applying…
Read News DetailJefferson High School’s Dual Enrollment Dilemma
By Naomi Inman Last week, Portland Public Schools Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong announced her…
Read News DetailFrom Gas Tank to Paycheck: Oregon’s Plan to Tax Everything That Moves
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive Summary Three major transportation funding proposals are circulating…
Read News DetailEducational Choice for Children Act Would Expand Private Scholarship Options for American Children
By Kathryn Hickok Groundbreaking, school choice legislation called the Educational Choice for Children…
Read News DetailTestimony Before Tax Supervising Conservation Commission on PPS Proposed 2025 Budget’s Race-Based Funding Disparities
June 6, 2025 Ms. Harmony QuirozChair, Tax Supervising Conservation Commission808 SW Third AvenuePortland,…
Read News DetailSB 1182: The New Racism
John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon legislature is about to pass Senate Bill…
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