Oregon’s Medicaid Expansion Trial – Lessons Learned
There are times where it doesn't feel good to be right, and this is one of them. …
The Perils Of Easy Credit: Oregon’s Integra Telecom To Move
"Credit expansion and inflationary increase of the quantity of money frustrate the common man's attempts to save and to accumulate reserves for less propitious days." Ludwig von Mises, in Human…
State Cigarette Tax Hikes Totally Earning Cash; For Other States.
Years ago, Illinois decided that smoking was bad for its citizens and put a cigarette tax into place thinking they'd do two things: one, break the people who live there…
How To Become a Target of the Media: Report the Facts
This is not a story about policy or legislation. This is a story about journalism, and the all too cozy relationship between 'reporters' and the public officials they're supposed to…
SoloPower, Portland’s Very Own Solyndra Style Success Story
Portland, Oregon likes to fancy itself as ahead of the curve, and more educated than your average city. We're routinely listed as among the most wired cities in the nation,…
Sin Taxes, Nanny States and the Rejection of Personal Autonomy
A few weeks ago, as my state legislature was gearing up to steal more of our personal liberty pass sensible legislation that benefits the greater good, I saw…
A Tale Of Two Corporations
Two weeks ago, the Oregon legislature was called into special session by Governor Kitzhaber to consider a bill that would allow the Governor exclusive rights to unilaterally negotiate future tax…
Sequestration and the Dire Effects to State Budgets
With Congress set to convene to tackle sequestration and the fiscal cliff, the talk has once again centered around federal budget cuts and their potential effects. Tax hikes are back…
Oregon’s Secretary Of State Calls Voter ID “The Conservative Right Wing’s War On Voting”
Despite strong support for basic, common sense laws ensuring the integrity of the vote across the country (see here, here, here, <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/washington-pos…
BREAKING: Waste, Fraud, Abuse Uncovered In State Health Program
Every once in a while, the paper of record here in Oregon comes up with an interesting article that puts the hood up on our state government and gives it…