Recent Publications

June 30, 2005 0

Summary Occupational licensing boards often make licensing requirements arbitrarily difficult, limiting the competition…

June 28, 2005 0

Last week “the Supreme Court put a big UP FOR GRABS sign on…

June 21, 2005 0

Last Thursday, the Senate approved an energy plan requiring large utilities to generate…

June 20, 2005 0

Summary Fraudulent unemployment insurance claims cost Oregon taxpayers $76.3 million in 2003, or…

June 14, 2005 0

The Canadian Supreme Court recently dealt a serious blow to the notion that…

May 31, 2005 0

Last year, Inc. magazine rated Portland the nation’s eighth worst metro area in…

May 17, 2005 0

Critics are complaining that corporations pay less than their fare share of taxes…

May 4, 2005 0

As the debate over Social Security reform heats up, one area of disagreement…

April 20, 2005 0

Oregon food processors are the latest business interests flocking to Salem seeking tax…

April 15, 2005 0

Summary Oregon’s teacher certification process keeps accomplished individuals from teaching their subjects in…