Talk about a pivotal moment in Oregon’s history! After nearly 40-years of Democrat one-party government, Oregonians are ready to swing the political pendulum in a new direction. There’s a lot of division these days, but there’s one thing most voters agree on: the policies of the far Left simply aren’t working. We are seeing outward […]
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comments on proposed regulations that would ban the sale of new gasoline or diesel-powered cars and light trucks after 2034. The only new cars available would be electric vehicles (EVs). These regulations were first adopted by the state of California on August 25. Now Kate Brown […]
Analysis. Oregon is at the forefront of a radical new way to deal with drugs — one that minimizes punishments for substance abuse. Advocates of this approach hope to help drug-ridden communities by emphasizing treatment programs. But recent reports suggest the experiment is failing. You may remember that two years ago drugs — especially marijuana […]
NWC Endorses Republican Christine Drazan For Oregon State Governor There are many important things we don’t know about the race that will decide who will be Oregon’s next governor. There’s never been an election in Oregon like this. It is likely that Oregon’s next governor will be elected by a plurality of voters not a […]
The Heritage Foundation recently released its first Education Freedom Report Card. The report analyzes and ranks each state’s “education freedom” according to factors related to school choice, transparency, regulatory freedom, and spending. The report seeks to assess what states do well, identify where they can improve, and help policymakers achieve real reforms. Florida takes first […]
“Among children with eczema, vaccine-associated aluminum was positively associated with persistent asthma (aHR 1.26 per 1 mg increase in aluminum)” Raise your hand if you’re a parent and you have noticed that your child with eczema seems at risk of autoimmune conditions, including autoimmune diseases of the airways like persistent asthma when exposed to vaccines. […]
This summer, Arizona expanded the nation’s first Education Savings Account (ESA) program. Every child in Arizona is now eligible to choose an Empowerment Scholarship Account. Parents who want to opt out of their zoned public schools can choose to receive 90 percent of the state’s per-student base funding (about $7,000 in 2022). They may use their […]
The ballot for November’s election is filling up, and a lot of local governments are trying to reach into your pocket for more of your tax dollars. Some of them are real doozies, like Portland Community College’s construction bond measure. In 2017, PCC voters approved $185 million in new property taxes for construction projects. In […]
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory The collective “power dynamics” of staff failed in it’s bombastic undertaking to topple Commissioner Mark Shull. At conception, the process to get rid of him seemed flawless. Department heads of the County, with the aid of luminaries from the governing class around Oregon, non-profit organizations and the media, […]
Some of my favorite childhood memories were the road trips my parents and I took from California to Arizona, every summer, to visit family. These were the days before President Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway System was created, so motor travel was conducted on “two-way” county roadways, some better maintained than others. Once the games of “what […]
