By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The Portland Public Schools board recently discussed plans to modernize three high schools: Jefferson, Ida B. Wells, and Cleveland. The board is trying to balance creating high-quality schools with keeping costs down, but it is running out of time to finalize details before Election Day in about two months.…

The LA Fires: Interim Report by Rick Campbell An Oregon writer, We are now about two months out from the disastrous Palasades and Eaton fires which struck Altadena, Pacific Palasades, and parts of Pasadena and Malibu, California. The ashes are barely cool, and final reports are many years away. But we can now look at…

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon Senate Bill (SB1099) allows counties and cities to establish preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten programs on the properties of places of worship.  This bill allows religious organizations to include these lower levels grades into their existing system and retain the protections they have under current State law.    As a…