Economic Opportunity
Restricting Hydropower Will Hike Costs for Oregon Families
By Roger Kline Guest Opinion Oregon families should brace for higher electricity costs this fall. Following Gov. Kotek’s support for a federal court ruling that curtails hydropower production in favor of increased spill for…
The Last Living Signer’s “Best Earthly Inheritance”
On the 50th anniversary of America’s Independence, the Declaration’s last living signer, Charles Carroll, left a final message every generation still needs to hear. Two hundred fifty years ago this July 4, the world received…
The Last Living Signer’s “Best Earthly Inheritance”
On the 50th anniversary of America’s Independence, the Declaration’s last living signer, Charles Carroll, left a final message every generation still needs to hear. Two hundred fifty years ago this July 4, the world received…
John Charles Submits Public Comments on ODOE’s “TIGHGER 2.0” Climate Gap Measures
By John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon Department of Energy and the Oregon Climate Action Commission published a report seeking public comment on the TIGHGER 2.0 Project (Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions…
QuickPoint! Cascade’s Testimony on Metro Spending $50M, 40 Years, Turning Superfund Site to a Park
By Naomi Inman with Testimony by John A. Charles, Jr. This March, the Metro Council approved the Willamette Cove nature park master plan. On March 12, John Charles testified before the Metro Council meeting on Resolution…
Senate Bill 1511 on 20 Percent Death Tax Loses, Barely
By John A. Charles, Jr. When Governor Kotek announced her “Prosperity Roadmap” in December, she quickly appointed former Republican Senator Tim Knopp as her Chief Prosperity Officer. Given such aspirations, one might…
A Trillion Dollar Energy Law – HB2021: Watch John Charles on PDX Real
“All we want as consumers is reliable, affordable energy.” ~John A. Charles, Jr., Cascade Policy Institute “Oregon is 0.014% of global emissions. We are raising rates, restricting energy supply,and risking reliability for no…
Cascade Policy Institute is Hiring – Development Assistant
Cascade Policy Institute Development Assistant Part-time About the Organization Cascade Policy Institute is Oregon’s leading voice for free market ideas in public policy that advance individual liberty, personal…
Oregon’s “Prosperity Roadmap” Must Follow the Path of Liberty
By Naomi Inman Early this December, Governor Tina Kotek’s newsroom unveiled “Oregon’s Prosperity Roadmap” and laid out “three broad goals” to retain and grow business, catalyze job creation, and accelerate its economic…
Oregon’s 19th Century Energy Strategy
By John A. Charles, Jr. Recently the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) published its “Oregon Energy Strategy.” State legislators who mandated the 2023 study assumed we already had the ideal strategy: eliminate the use of…
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