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.…

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…

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A newly formed City Council committee met this week to address Portland’s economic woes, and the picture painted was far from rosy.  A report presented by Prosper Portland and ECONorthwest revealed alarming trends that should worry any taxpayer: population decline, job losses, and a hollowing out of the central city. While the…