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Report Details Decades of Failure at Jefferson High School
Critics Charge Portland Public Schools with Sub-Standard Education This report was recently covered…
Read News DetailClosing an Attractive Nuisance
Portland’s new campaign finance law is giving $145,000 in public funds to candidates…
Read News DetailAnaheim, a Free-Market Laboratory
The massive cost overruns on the aerial tram have been a source of…
Read News DetailPay Less, Drive More
Last Wednesday the Bush administration announced new fuel economy standards for light trucks…
Read News DetailSuing for Schools — Part II
Oregon’s school funding debate has entered a new phase. Last week several school…
Read News DetailHealth Mandates Price Some Out of Insurance Market
Summary The 2005 Oregon Legislature sought to improve health insurance by adding to…
Read News DetailAnti-Wal-Mart Wisdom
Gresham is the latest Oregon community to do battle with retail giant Wal-Mart….
Read News DetailFarmers Need Fewer Subsidies, More Freedom
A new task force has been appointed to review Oregon’s statewide land-use planning…
Read News DetailTime to Sell Off the University System?
Kirby Dyess, vice president of the State Board of Higher Education, stunned her…
Read News DetailSteve Buckstein’s remarks to the Dorchester Conference
Steve Buckstein, Cascade Senior Policy Analyst and founder, was asked to give a presentation before The Dorchester Conference, billed as America’s oldest annual political conference, which took place in Seaside, Oregon the weekend of March 3-5, 2006. Steve’s previous presentations included arguments in favor of school choice and Social Security personal accounts.
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