
The Cost Of Green Energy Is High--And Permanent
Oregon Senator, Doug Whitsett, recently published a break down of the 45 different clean energy bills introduced into Oregon's current...

Those Crazy Transporation Dollars!
Welcome to Oregon where figuring out who voted for what based upon their campaign platform becomes an exercise in mind games. This week,...

When the Federal Government Is In Charge of Loan Programs, What Could Go Wrong?
When looking at the Fed's accounting of its loan programs, the impression is given that many are in fact producing a profit for...

How Much Does Waste Cost? It May Not Always Be In Dollars But Security
Confirmed: Our U.S. President negotiated the homecoming of Beau Bergdahl with cash. Lots of cash. Five billion dollars in cash. Reports...

Food Stamp Waste for 2014-$2.4 billion
As a recent study done by the Heritage Foundation shows, a combination of incentives, waste and lack of incentives for getting off food...

Expensive Promises vs Costly Reality
A look at the amount of funding TriMet has received in payroll taxes, approved by Oregon's legislature in 2003, shows broken promises....

Funds Intended for Salmon Conservation Pay for Fat Cat Bureaucrat Salaries
In 1997 Oregon's legislature introduced the salmon license plate. Car owner's were assured upon payment, $30 each renewal, were earmarked...

UPDATE--Seaside Adolescent Sexuality Conference.
In the week since KOIN Local 6 reported on the annual Seaside, OR Adolescent Sexuality Conference, local leaders, law enforcement and...

Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference--What Are Our Tax Dollars Paying For?
KOIN 6 stunning report shows that Oregonians are not only paying for a conference that includes interactive workshops, keynote speakers,...

Local Professor Resorts to Marginalizing Critics Over Costly Research
Pacific University Professor, David Scholnick, will be remembered as the marine biologist who fashioned a shrimp treadmill all in the...