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Published on January 13, 2026 - 00:41 GMT

PPS to Remove References to “Black Students” from Naming of “Center for Black Student Excellence” at Jan. 13 Board Meeting

January 12, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute 4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste 103 Portland, OR 97225 Media Contact: Naomi Inman naomi@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Oregon – John Charles, President and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute, sent …

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Published on November 7, 2025 - 23:23 GMT

News Release: Cascade Identifies Purchase Risk for PPS One North Building

11/06/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute 4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste 103 Portland OR 97225 Media Contact: Naomi Inman naomi@cascadepolicy.org Office 503.242.0900 Cascade Identifies Purchase Risk for PPS One North Building Portland, …

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Published on October 14, 2025 - 16:57 GMT

Over-Sized, Over-Priced Schools Accelerate PPS’ Fiscal Crisis

By Naomi Inman Cascade’s President and CEO, John Charles, emailed a Memo on Monday to Portland Public School Board members in anticipation of the October 14 meeting to approve final designs for Jefferson, Cleveland and Wells high school modernization plans …

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Published on June 12, 2025 - 01:28 GMT

From Gas Tank to Paycheck: Oregon’s Plan to Tax Everything That Moves

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive Summary Three major transportation funding proposals are circulating in the Oregon Legislature: TRIP 2025, the SMART Framework, and HB 2025. While these proposals aim to address legitimate transportation funding challenges, …

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Published on October 30, 2024 - 21:43 GMT

The Closing of Boardman Coal Plant and the Hubris of Fossil Fuel Opponents

By Sam Herrin July 2024 In 1975, the state of Oregon issued permits for Portland General Electric (PGE) to build a coal-fired power plant in Boardman, Oregon. With a 550-megawatt (MW) capacity, Boardman constituted a significant source of electricity— …

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Published on April 29, 2024 - 21:58 GMT

Equity Funding Has Not Closed the Racial Achievement Gap in Portland Schools

By Ethan Rohrbach April 2024 Non-white students have historically performed worse in Portland schools than white students. Knowing this, Portland Public Schools (PPS) announced in 2011 that: Closing this achievement gap while raising achievement for all …

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Published on April 18, 2024 - 17:25 GMT

The Affordable Housing Scam

By Randal O’Toole Executive Summary U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars a year subsidizing housing for low-income households. Previous researchers have shown that subsidized housing costs about 20 percent more per square foot than unsubsidized …

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Published on November 17, 2023 - 15:29 GMT

Quantifying the Unreliability of Wind and Solar Power in the Northwest

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive Summary Over the next decade, Oregon and much of the country face increasing chances of widespread electricity blackouts. For example, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council estimates the Pacific Northwest could face …

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Published on September 14, 2023 - 22:19 GMT

Press Release: Cascade Policy Institute Report Recommends Ways TriMet Can Modernize Transit Service for the 21st Century

September 14, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute 4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste. 103 Portland, OR 97225 Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. Phone: (503) 242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Ore. – A new report published by Cascade …

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