Recent Publications
The Ranking of Oregon State and Local Spending
Summary This study updates past research to benchmark Oregon’s spending (Pozdena and Fruits…
Read News DetailEffective Asset-Building Coalitions Diversify
A recent report published by the Center for Social Development at Washington University…
Read News DetailReady to Learn, Ready to Work in Salem-Keizer
Summary The Salem-area Ready to Learn-Ready to Work program helps high school students…
Read News DetailTestimony Before the House Environment and Energy Committee, House Revenue Committee, Regarding Proposed Global Warming Legislation
My name is John Charles, president and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute. Cascade…
Read News DetailCarfree Dreaming in Portland
In three weeks Portland State University will proudly host the annual “Towards Carfree…
Read News DetailSustainability is a State of Mind
Summary Sustainability advocates believe that a free-market economy is “unsustainable,” but free societies…
Read News DetailSchool Choice for More Children, Says Georgia
Last week Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation enacting a new school choice…
Read News DetailA Market-Based Approach to the Columbia River Crossing
Summary Portland’s population is expanding, but our highway and bridge network is crumbling….
Read News DetailOnly 12% of Idahoans Would Choose a Public School for Their Children
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice recently released a poll of 1,000 likely…
Read News DetailSuffer the Little Children: How lack of transparency in a state agency endangers children
Summary A federal review found Oregon’s Child Welfare program to be in “substantial…
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