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		<title>Oregon’s High School Dropouts Cost State $400 Million Annually</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For release March 10, 2010
Cascade Policy Institute &#38; Foundation for Educational Choice
Contact
Christina Martin, Education Policy Analyst
Cascade Policy Institute
503-242-0900
christina@cascadepolicy.org
Paul DiPerna, Research Director
Foundation for Educational Choice
317-229-2131
paul@edchoice.org
Oregon’s High School Dropouts Cost State $400 Million Annually
by Christina Martin and Paul DiPerna
PORTLAND—Oregon’s high school dropouts are costing state taxpayers more than $400 million per year, according to a study released [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/03/10/oregon%e2%80%99s-high-school-dropouts-cost-state-400-million-annually/</link>
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		<title>Land-Poor, Cash-Poor</title>
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Farmers often have been land-rich and cash-poor. Today, the downturn in the real estate market has made Oregon farmers both land-poor and cash-poor; and they are feeling the pinch of what that truly means.

Besides the downturn in the real estate market, the banking crisis also has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/03/09/land-poor-cash-poor/</link>
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		<title>Westside Commuter Rail: A Financial Train Wreck</title>
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Westside Commuter Rail: A Financial Train Wreck
By John A. Charles, Jr.             
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February marked the one-year anniversary of the Westside Express Service (WES), the 14.7-mile commuter rail line that runs from Wilsonville to Beaverton. While the train&#8217;s owner, TriMet, has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on this, the truth is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/03/09/westside-commuter-rail-a-financial-train-wreck/</link>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Costs for All</title>
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Renewable Energy Costs for All
By Todd Wynn
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Portland General Electric (PGE) customers may have noticed something new on their bills recently. Last month, a &#8220;renewable resource adjustment&#8221; was added to electricity bills to pay for additional renewable resources like wind power. Even if you are not enrolled in the Green Power Program, all PGE customers are forced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/03/04/renewable-energy-costs-for-all/</link>
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		<title>Unemployment Insurance Extensions Appeal to the Heart but Rob the Soul</title>
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Unemployment Insurance Extensions Appeal to the Heart but Rob the Soul
By Christina Martin
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The federal government is likely to extend unemployment benefits with approval from both conservatives and liberals. If all federal extensions pass, Oregonians will be eligible for up to 105 weeks (about two years) of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, compared to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/25/unemployment-insurance-extensions-appeal-to-the-heart-but-rob-the-soul/</link>
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		<title>More Red Tape for Virtual Charter Schools</title>
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More Red Tape for Virtual Charter Schools
February 24, 2010
By Christina Martin
The Oregon legislature is once again increasing the web of red tape for Oregon’s virtual charter schools via House Bill 3660. Last year, the legislature passed a two-year moratorium on virtual schools. It capped enrollment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/25/more-red-tape-for-virtual-charter-schools/</link>
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		<title>Speech to the Junior State of America</title>
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Speech to the Junior State of America
by Christina Martin
Cascade’s Christina Martin spoke recently to around 200 high school students about the importance of political involvement and the need for reforming our educational institutions to increase school choice.  Read an edited form of her speech here:


Hello, thank you for letting me speak to you today. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/25/speech-to-the-junior-state-of-america/</link>
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		<title>Oregon Politico Officially Launches</title>
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Oregon Politico Officially Launches
By Sarah Ross
Oregon Politico, the sister news site of Cascade Policy, has officially launched.


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PORTLAND- The Oregon Politico (OP), an online political news website, is announcing that it has launched as of January 21, 2010.
The Oregon Politico will house original reporting on the government in Oregon in addition to providing links to other relevant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/24/oregon-politico-officially-launches/</link>
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		<title>Klamath Restoration Agreement Makes Water Rights a Water Sport</title>
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Klamath Restoration Agreement Makes Water Rights a Water Sport
By Karla Kay Edwards
Summary: The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement signed on February 18, 2010 will critically impact the way water rights are determined in Oregon. With so many victims of the process, the one-sided adulation by the Governors of Oregon and California, as well as others present [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/22/klamath-restoration-agreement-makes-water-rights-a-water-sport/</link>
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		<title>Increased Costs Are Blowin’ in the Wind</title>
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by Todd Wynn and Eric Lowe
Increased Costs Are Blowin’ in the Wind
Summary: Wind energy on the Pacific Northwest’s electricity grid has increased substantially. Often overlooked are the impacts of increasing wind generation on the reliability and affordability of electricity that very well might outweigh any of the promised environmental benefits.
Download the .pdf here, or click [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cascadepolicy.org/2010/02/17/increased-costs-are-blowin%e2%80%99-in-the-wind/</link>
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