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Supreme Court slaps public employee unions
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week that public employee unions can’t…
Read News DetailTestimony before the Portland City Council on The Great Duct Tape Controversy
This testimony was in response to a proposed ordinance by Portland City Commissioner…
Read News DetailThe Great Duct Tape Controversy
The 100th Portland Rose Festival has come and gone, but the great duct…
Read News DetailOpposing the Salem Zealots
The Oregonian’s front page feature on lobbyist Mark Nelson is a revealing insight…
Read News DetailCancel the Apocalypse: School Funding is Up (Again)
The conventional wisdom in Oregon is that we’ve been “disinvesting” in public schools…
Read News Detail“Workfare” Calls for Mobility of Low-Income Workers
Summary Low-income workers need access to higher-skilled jobs to increase their income and…
Read News DetailBe wary of funding “Mess Transit”
Testimony before the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development…
Read News DetailThe politics of light rail pork
Although the phrase “light rail” wasn’t even mentioned in the hearing, it seemed…
Read News DetailA small dinghy of sanity in a roaring sea of legislative excess
From the 1840s through the 1860s more than 80,000 pioneers walked beside their…
Read News DetailTestimony before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on SB 823 A, prohibiting development along the Oregon Trail
Good afternoon Chair Roblan and members of the Committee. My name is Steve…
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