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Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Taxpayer Protections in New Mining Law

April 23, 2008 | Energy

Washington, D.C. – Today Senators Feingold (D-WI), Sununu (R-NH), Cantwell (D-WA), and Gregg (R-NH) led a bi-partisan push for the... Read More

Hardrock Mining Royalty – Fair to Taxpayers, Fair to Industry

March 16, 2008 | Natural Resources

Fair Compensation for Taxpayers For more than eight decades the coal, oil, and natural gas industries have all paid royalties for the... Read More

Hardrock Mines on Federal Lands Provide No Return to Taxpayers

September 12, 2007 | Natural Resources

Overview Under the General Mining Law of 1872, mining companies pay no royalties to the federal government for hardrock minerals... Read More

Written Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee

March 28, 2007 | Natural Resources

Good morning Chairman Rahall and members of the committee.  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Ryan Alexander... Read More

“Relief” for Oil and Gas A Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers

May 10, 2006 | Natural Resources

“Now, we don’t think oil companies need tax incentives or subsidies to drill for oil at $70 a barrel, or for that matter at $25.”  Wall... Read More

TCS Commissioned Report—Billions Spent to Deter Marijuana Use, But Program Effectiveness Remains Unknown

June 28, 2005 | Budget & Tax

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States, and study after study shows that despite spending billions of... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More