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Urban Renewal at what Cost?
Recently the Portland City Council approved a $51 million dollar extension of the…
Read News DetailWrong Turn on Biofuels
The Portland City Council recently approved an initiative mandating the sale of ethanol-blended…
Read News DetailRethinking Renewable Energy
We are living in an age where growing numbers of individuals and groups…
Read News DetailDeclaring Independence from Kelo
Last week, President Bush responded to the US Supreme Court’s decision on eminent…
Read News DetailHOPEing for Healthcare
The high cost of healthcare these days is astounding, and so is the…
Read News DetailWho should pay for your college education?
Oregonians have nixed a sales tax nine times at the ballot box, yet…
Read News DetailA Teachable Moment: Leveraging Oregon’s School Trust Lands
Oregon owns a billion dollars worth of agricultural and timber land that is…
Read News DetailDon’t Kick the Kicker – part II
Last November state economists estimated that Oregon’s tax revenues could exceed their projections…
Read News DetailEminent Domain is Never the Solution
Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard wants the government to use its power of…
Read News DetailOregon Charter School Report Card: The history, progress and future of charter schools in Oregon
INTRODUCTION by Steve Buckstein In 1991, two distinct educational reform paths took off…
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