Recent Publications

Carbon Grandstanding

Last week Gov. Kulongoski and the governors of five other western states signed…

NO SCHIP

Summary Congress wants to expand SCHIP to provide more uninsured children with health…

Central Oregon private-public mobility agenda

Central Oregon Mobility Consortium, under the Central Oregon Intergovermental Council, is on the…

Portlanders See Through the “Bike vs. Car” Racket

The Wheels to Wealth program is finally communicating with an audience it always wanted to reach out to. Program Director Sreya Sarkar took part in a debate in SE Portland that attracted the biking community of Portland.

As part of their monthly Debate Club series, the Bus Project and the Portland Mercury hosted a . . . Read more!

Better Health Care Through Less Government

Summary Many of the problems present in Oregon’s health care system associated with…

Unions undermine democracy

Oregon’s strong public employee unions may grow even stronger now that Governor Kulongoski…

Tolls (not tax, spend and waste) to Fund Bridges

The collapse of the I-35 Bridge and loss of life in Minneapolis is…

Consumer Protection from What?

Summary The payday lending interest rate cap passed by the Oregon legislature has…

The Private Sector Has More Incentive to Invest Wisely

Governor Kulongoski recently signed a series of bills that will spend a total…

When Renewable Energy Isn’t

Summary By defining the state’s most abundant energy resource, running water, as “non-renewable,”…