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The Field of Schemes
Paul Allen owns the Portland Trail Blazers and has privately funded the team…
Read News DetailReservations anyone?
The Portland Development Commission (PDC) just rejected the only Convention Center hotel proposal…
Read News DetailTobacco tax shakedown
Public health nannies complain that the defeat of Measure 30 reduced Oregon’s tobacco…
Read News DetailTruth in taxation and an educated, active citizenry
Various groups are organizing tax reform meetings throughout the state. The big question:…
Read News DetailAfter Measure 30: A first step toward fiscal responsibility
Voters did more than reject a big tax package on Tuesday, they gave…
Read News DetailThe high cost of transit math
Last week we discovered that the Washington County commuter rail line, which is…
Read News DetailLower taxes strengthen the economy
Some folks are pushing higher taxes in Oregon as a way to strengthen…
Read News DetailLower spending will balance the budget
Oregonians will soon vote on the legislature’s $1 billion tax package. Because this…
Read News DetailThe myth of under-investment in public schools
Sharon Kitzhaber was interviewed for the Dec. 24, 2003 Willamette Week. The former…
Read News DetailCan-do unions compete to reduce cost of government
Union workers in Patient Business Services at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU)…
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