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In Oregon, Words Matter, Results Don’t
Does planning have to work to be successful? We Oregonians believe many myths…
Read News DetailKids Can’t Wait
Summary Why has Governor Ted Kulongoski left at-risk and abused kids waiting during…
Read News DetailHow Much Does State Government Cost Each Oregonian?
Summary Ask even reasonably knowledgeable people how big the Oregon state budget is…
Read News DetailThe high cost of “free” health care
Those who advocate using the federal Medicare program as a model for “universal…
Read News DetailFood or Fuel?
Last year the Oregon legislature passed three bills (HB 2210, 2211 and 2212)…
Read News DetailHow Much Does Oregon Spend Per Student?
Summary Calculating the true per-student cost of public education in Oregon is complicated,…
Read News DetailClean Air, and Getting Cleaner
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency tightened the standard for ground-level ozone by 11…
Read News DetailPoverty Is About People, Not Money
Summary Journalist Andrew Gumble recently wrote in The Independent (UK): “Poverty deepens when…
Read News DetailBut Who’s Counting?
A recent analysis by two prominent economists pegs the eventual cost of our…
Read News DetailTaking a Private Route Out of the Workforce Crisis
Summary Oregon’s economy will create an estimated 250,000 new jobs over the next…
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