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Eight Questions about the Future of the Ohio Turnpike
Released by: Ohio PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, November 15, 2012OH Turnpike 11-15-2012 FINAL.pdfOn November 22, 2011, the Ohio Office of Budget Management and the Ohio Department of...
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Big Banks, Bigger Fees
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, November 15, 2012New Survey Shows Free Checking Widely Available At Small Banks But Banks Still Hiding Fees from...
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Trouble in Toyland 2012
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012Survey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store ShelvesUSPIRG_Trouble_in_Toyland.pdfGet our Toy Safety shopping tips here.Check out...
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What America Could Do With $150 Billion Lost to Offshore Tax Havens
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, December 6, 2012First Step to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Close Offshore Tax LoopholesUSPIRG_Tax_Havens_Fact_Sheet.pdfMany corporations and...
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Subsidizing Bad Behavior
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, January 3, 2013Report Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate SettlementsSubsidizing Bad Behavior USPIRG EF.pdfBP’s recent $4.5...
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Elections Confidential
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, January 17, 2013“Elections Confidential” Report Reveals Role of Dark Money Groups and Shell Corporations in 2012 USP Elections Report...
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Billion-Dollar Democracy
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Demos Release date: Thursday, January 17, 2013BillionDollarDemocracy.pdfExecutive SummaryThe first presidential election since Citizens United lived up to its...
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Transparency in City Spending
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, January 23, 2013#2USP_transparent_ciites_v6_screen.pdfThe ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to...
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The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013New Study: Offshore Tax Dodging Blows $40 Billion Hole in State BudgetsUSPIRG_State_Tax_Havens.pdfWhen U.S. corporations...
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Following the Money 2013
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013Transparency Report Card Grades 50 States on Spending OpennessUSP_Following_the_Money_screen_final.pdfEvery year, state...
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Elections for Shale
Released by: PennPIRG, PennEnvironment Release date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013EQT FACT SHEETPennPIRG, environmental, public interest organizations, shareholders and citizens are holding a press...
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The Driving Boom—a six decade-long period of steady increases in per-capita driving in the United States—is over. The time has come for America to hit the “reset” button on transportation...
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Forty-six states plus the District of Columbia witnessed a reduction in the average number of driving miles per person since the end of the national Driving Boom. The evidence suggests that the...
View ArticleBig Banks, Big Complaints
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established in 2010 in the wake of the worst financial crisis in decades. Its mission is to identify dangerous and unfair financial practices, to...
View ArticleA New Way to Go
Early evidence suggests that new innovations in technology and social networking are beginning to change America’s transportation landscape. New transportation services are providing people with an...
View ArticleA New Way to Go
Early evidence suggests that new innovations in technology and social networking are beginning to change America’s transportation landscape. New transportation services are providing people with an...
View Article"McCutcheon" Could Add Over $1 Billion in Contributions to Next Four Elections
We project that striking the aggregate contribution limit would bring more than $1 billion in additional campaign contributions from elite donors through the 2020 election cycle.
View ArticlePrivate Loans, Public Complaints
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established in 2010 in the wake of the worst financial crisis in decades. Its mission is to identify dangerous and unfair financial practices, to...
View ArticleFood Safety Scares 2013
This report offers a snapshot look, from October 2012 to October 2013, at multistate foodborne illness outbreaks identified by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Failures in the rules...
View ArticleBig Credit Bureaus, Big Mistakes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established in 2010 in the wake of the worst financial crisis in decades. Its mission is to identify dangerous and unfair financial practices, educate...
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