Reports

Unfunded OPEB Liabilities for Oregon Public Employers: A $2.6 Billion Time Bomb

January 27, 2015 0

By William Newell with John Glennon and Brandon Maxwell Most Oregon taxpayers are…

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Report Shows Oregon Public Employment Contracts Are a Ticking Time Bomb

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Cascade Policy Institute today announced the release of a new…

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The Portland Seed Fund: Planting High Hopes, Reaping Few Results

November 30, 2014 0

By Joel Grey The Portland Seed Fund is a public-private venture intended to…

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Waiving Profitability: The Oregon Wave Energy Trust’s Failure to Achieve a Return on Public Investment

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By Joel Grey The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is a nonprofit, public-private…

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Resurrecting User Fees in Public Finance: A Prescription for Lowering the Cost and Improving the Fairness of Public Services

November 8, 2014 0

By Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The share of personal income collected as…

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A Legal Analysis of Oregon’s Trust Obligations in Managing the Elliott State Forest

November 1, 2014 0

By Kathryn Walter (Altus Law LLC) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY When Oregon became a state…

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Report Shows Possibilities for Elliott State Forest to Make Money for Oregon Schools

October 1, 2014 0

Today, the Cascade Policy Institute released a report analyzing the range of policy…

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Time to Reset Oregon’s Budget and Recharge Our Economy: Facing Reality 2013

April 16, 2013 0

The Oregon legislature is struggling to balance the state budget while meeting the…

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Coalition Releases New ‘Facing Reality’ Budget Report

April 8, 2013 0

For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 PORTLAND, Ore. – Americans for Prosperity-Oregon and…

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Facing Reality 2013: Ideas to Reset Oregon’s Budget and Recharge Its Economy

April 4, 2013 0

By Karla Kay Edwards Steve Buckstein Americans for Prosperity-Oregon and Cascade Policy Institute…

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