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Have Private Backyards Been Outlawed in the Portland Metro Area?
By John Glennon INTRODUCTION Anyone searching for a new home in the Portland…
Read News DetailCascade Report Exposes $2.6 Billion in Unfunded Liabilities
Cascade Policy Institute has released a new report showing that Oregon public employers…
Read News DetailUnfunded OPEB Liabilities for Oregon Public Employers: A $2.6 Billion Time Bomb
By William Newell with John Glennon and Brandon Maxwell Most Oregon taxpayers are…
Read News DetailReport Shows Oregon Public Employment Contracts Are a Ticking Time Bomb
PORTLAND, Ore. – Cascade Policy Institute today announced the release of a new…
Read News DetailThe Portland Seed Fund: Planting High Hopes, Reaping Few Results
By Joel Grey The Portland Seed Fund is a public-private venture intended to…
Read News DetailWaiving Profitability: The Oregon Wave Energy Trust’s Failure to Achieve a Return on Public Investment
By Joel Grey The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is a nonprofit, public-private…
Read News DetailResurrecting User Fees in Public Finance: A Prescription for Lowering the Cost and Improving the Fairness of Public Services
By Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The share of personal income collected as…
Read News DetailA Legal Analysis of Oregon’s Trust Obligations in Managing the Elliott State Forest
By Kathryn Walter (Altus Law LLC) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY When Oregon became a state…
Read News DetailReport Shows Possibilities for Elliott State Forest to Make Money for Oregon Schools
Today, the Cascade Policy Institute released a report analyzing the range of policy…
Read News DetailTime to Reset Oregon’s Budget and Recharge Our Economy: Facing Reality 2013
The Oregon legislature is struggling to balance the state budget while meeting the…
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