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By Rachel Dawson Do you want to enjoy a drink but don’t feel…
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Read Blog DetailJohn A. Charles, Jr.President & CEOCascade Policy InstituteNovember 29, 2020 Below is a…
Read Blog DetailBy John A Charles, Jr. and Rachel Dawson EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Oregon Public…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s government is finally feeling the pain of lockdowns. Last…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran The Oregonian reported that an estimated 51,000 more Oregonians are…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates up to 500,000…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits. Ph.D. Winter is coming to Oregon, and it might be…
Read Blog DetailVoters approve Measure 110, decriminalizing drugs while creating an unaccountable bureaucracy By Eric…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown recently decided to take her Coronavirus “two-week…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran “What is going on?” That’s what many Oregon parents are…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Where are all the electric cars in Oregon? If you…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Did you know that more than three-fourths of Metro’s park…
Read Blog DetailMetro’s Transportation Tax Will Overspend on Underused Projects By Rachel Dawson and Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson On Thursday, October 15, Portland General Electric pulled the plug…
Read Blog DetailOctober 19, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rachel Dawson (503) 242-0900 rachel@cascadepolicy.org…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok A RealClear Opinion poll released at the end of September…
Read Blog DetailCascade Policy Institute urges Metro Auditor and the Oregon Secretary of State to…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov On October 2, Helping Hands unveiled its latest transitional housing…
Read Blog DetailOctober 4, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents now find themselves…
Read Blog DetailThe regional government plans to borrow money to implement its new income taxes…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon’s very own NuScale Power, a company developing small-modular nuclear…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On September 21, 2020, Oregon’s Senate heard policy proposals…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Want to help a low-income individual prosper economically? Give them…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The state legislature is seeking policy proposals for…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Metro is expected to spend over $1.4 billion this fiscal…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Recent blackouts in California have demonstrated the need for reliable…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Business Community Is Challenging the $7.8 Billion Measure By Vlad Yurlov After…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Did you ever watch the Simpsons and think nuclear waste…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Oregon guidelines for the 2020 fall semester have been remarkably…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Last month, the Metro Council voted to send…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon public school students are not likely to return…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Once again, Oregon’s legislature has succumbed to shortsighted politics. Effective…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On July 24th, the New York Times ran a…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran A scenic drive through the country does not usually call…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway Last week, the United States officially surpassed 4 million documented…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway The Oregon Education Association (OEA) recently penned a letter to legislators urging…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet’s weekly system boardings were down 68% in May compared…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Based on the passage of a 10% cap on commission…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway On March 16, Governor Kate Brown directed Oregon schools to…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson After 42 years, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. While much of the region is stuck at home…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Cook On June 25th, Metro approved $700,000 in taxpayer money for…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This is a terrible time to own and run…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway On July 1st, the Portland area’s minimum wage will increase…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 in Espinoza v….
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown took carbon policy into her own hands…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Alcohol-lovers may have a reason for a toast. Oregon’s Liquor…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway George Floyd’s tragic death has led to growing calls for…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The 2020 we’re living in is very different from…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson When it comes to commuting during COVID-19, private vehicles are…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson You may have noticed companies and public agencies using the…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked state and local budgets….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked education budgets. And, it’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Metro has a history of breaking promises to voters. This…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Does Metro’s appetite for more money ever end? Last…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Despite the claims of environmentalists promoting wind and solar energy,…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Oregon’s experience with COVID-19 will change the ways students in…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. We all need to raise questions about our politicians’…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This May, Portland voters will be asked to renew…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is nearing the end of the first month…
Read Blog DetailJohn A. Charles, Jr. Public officials are angry that thousands of Oregonians have…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson “The vast disparity between the rich and the poor is,…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week, the Oregon Transportation Commission took a significant…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok If Oregon charter school students can stay at home and…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon, it’s about time we talk about nuclear power. No,…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Coronavirus has hit the economy hard. Nearly all the…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The coronavirus is already taking a toll on our…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown responded to the Republican walk-out and…
Read Blog DetailMarch 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. (503)…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Portland’s housing crisis isn’t unique to the Metro region. Other…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. At the first—and likely only—public hearing on Metro’s “supportive…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield You may not be able to tax carbon out of…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. After eight years of bragging that the proposed…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), the agency charged with…
Read Blog DetailTransparency is critical as Metro asks voters to trust the agency with billions…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With this year’s “short” session of the legislature, the…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield When Kendra Espinoza’s husband suddenly left their small family, her…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Is Oregon meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. “It’s time to get this done!” Governor Kate Brown…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Miranda Bonifield Virginia Walden Ford is a Washington, D.C….
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Eric Fruits, Vice President of Research of Cascade Policy Institute submitted testimony…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 26-February 1 is National School Choice Week, the world’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Oregon state officials recently celebrated helping the state reach 25,000…
Read Blog DetailBy Katie Eyre, CPA The 2019 Oregon Legislature established a new tax affecting…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield In 1926, an Oregon school controversy made it all the…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson There is a homeless crisis in Portland. According to a…
Read Blog DetailDecember 30, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Labor unions exist to improve compensation and…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is at near full employment. That’s good news,…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson On December 2, I had the opportunity to tour the…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Is it possible to spend billions of dollars on transportation…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon’s population grew by more than 41,000 residents last…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Northwest Power and Conservation Council regularly assesses the adequacy…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. How did you get to work today? If you’re…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is less than three months away from the…
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