Cascade Policy Institute
Oregon’s Premier Public Policy Think Tank: Restoring Oregon’s Pioneer Spirit
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1991

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Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This month, Senator John Kerry introduced the International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009, which is intended to “fund efforts to reduce deforestation, deploy clean energy technologies, and increase adaptation capacity in developing c...
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by Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Click here to read the full report in PDF format Introduction: This report measures the likely effects of recent, proposed tax rate increases on households and corporations in Oregon...
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Click here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: We are told that the earth is the hottest it has been in thousands of years and humans are to blame. But what if the science behind climate change was exaggerated? What if temperature records have been manipulated or cherry-picked...
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Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Water is the lifeblood of the Oregon economy...
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My name is John Charles, and I am President of Cascade Policy Institute. I am here to urge the Board to sell or lease the Elliott State Forest. Read the entire testimony and the analysis, Future mangement of the Elliott State Forest, Providing Adequate Returns for Oregon’s Schools.
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Beware the common wisdom about who might support and who might oppose the new taxes proposed in Measures 66 and 67...
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Click here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: HB 2229 will allow counties throughout the state to take a fresh look at their designation of agriculture and forestry lands...
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Click the play button to hear the audio commentary This January, a hidden tax increase will penalize almost every employee and employer in Oregon...
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Click here to read the full report in PDF format The opening words of HR 3200, the initial solution to the health care “crisis” in the United States, read: “A Bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purpo...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Buckstein T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 ...
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Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The White House recently claimed that about 640,000 jobs have been saved or created as a result of the $787 billion stimulus package. Many have questioned the accuracy of this number, and for good reason...
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Click here to read the full report in PDF format Summary: Forty-four percent of Oregon parents would choose private school if they could afford it, while few actually do attend. But it doesn’t have to be that way. ...
Patrick Sheehan
Patrick Sheehan
What's your angle, Levin? Next thing you know, I'm going to be citing Huffington Post :-)
November 24 at 6:19pm
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Cascade Policy Institute Cascade's Jacob Szeto reports on how federal stimulus money has been used by phantom districts. Does this kind of error surprise you?

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According to Recovery.gov, the U.S. government’s official website for data related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Oregon has a total of nine new congressional districts. That’s eight more ...
Marian
Marian
Wow...
November 20 at 6:10am
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 According to Recovery.gov, the U.S. government’s official website for data related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Oregon has a total of nine new congressional districts. ...
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Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Oregon is a leader in the “buy local food” movement, and buying fresh produce from local farmers’ markets and community supported agriculture (CSA) could become an even stronger trend in our state. Peop...