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It Starts With a Quarter

September 12, 2006 0

Metro recently decided to impose a $0.25 tax on all Oregon zoo admissions,…

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Term Limits are an American Tradition

September 5, 2006 0

This week an Oregonian letter writer objected to a measure on November’s ballot…

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Re-arranging Deck Chairs on the Housing Titanic

August 29, 2006 0

The Portland City Council wants to spend at least 30% of all urban…

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Tobacco Revenues Prove Addictive

August 22, 2006 0

Preface In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, taxing every sheet…

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Big Money doesn’t help Small Schools

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The biggest private foundation in the world is pouring millions of dollars into…

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Taxing Oregon’s Tourists

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Summary Oregon state and local governments levy over $268 million a year in…

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An Inconvenient Poll

August 15, 2006 0

According to a recent poll commissioned by several environmental groups, only two percent…

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Oregon’s New Umbrella: The Rainy Day Amendment

August 11, 2006 0

Summary The Rainy Day Amendment responds to the fact that Oregon’s state budget…

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Oregon’s New Umbrella: The Rainy Day amendment

August 8, 2006 0

What if Oregon could enjoy the fastest economic growth of any state over…

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Open Primary, Closed Doors

August 1, 2006 0

Lately there has been much talk in political circles about the proposed ballot…

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