Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Fate of Piketon plant murky
February 04, 2013 |
The Chillicothe Gazette |
WASHINGTON — As the 113th Congress gets under way and President Barack Obama begins a second term, some possible shifts in federal energy... 
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he didn’t push for fiscal cliff provision aiding donor pharmaceutical company
February 04, 2013 |
The Courier-Journal (AP) |
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell says he didn’t push for a special provision tucked into the fiscal cliff deal — which he negotiated — that...
Cut defense, but cut it the right way
February 04, 2013 |
Picayune Item |
PICAYUNE — Republicans, and many Democrats, are upset by the prospect of so-called sequestration cuts to the nation’s defense budget....
Coalition Pushing for New National Framework for Disasters
February 01, 2013 |
Insurance Journal |
A coalition of national interests has introduced a framework intended to shape how the nation responds to natural disasters, or as one...
Stand Up for the RFS; Don’t Forget to Comment
February 01, 2013 |
BioMass Magazine |
The petroleum industry is continuing its campaign to dismantle and repeal the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The Environmental Working...
SmarterSafer.org to Unveil New Disaster Assistance Framework To Protect American Families, Taxpayers and the Environment
January 31, 2013 |
Reuters (PR Newswire) |
WASHINGTON - SmarterSafer.org will host a conference call at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 31 to introduce its new Disaster Assistance...
Farm Bill’s Corporate Welfare Is Unacceptable
January 30, 2013 |
U.S. News |
One of the lesser discussed components of the recent fiscal cliff deal was a nine month extension of the farm bill, a trillion dollar piece...
Toomey votes against Sandy relief measure, citing deficit and non-emergency items
January 30, 2013 |
Morning Call |
WASHINGTON — Deficit spending and non-emergency items like repairing the Smithsonian's roof prompted Sen. Pat Toomey to vote against Sandy...
You pay bill for some legislators’ dry cleaning, art, iPhones
January 29, 2013 |
The Seattle Times (Associated Press) |
OLYMPIA — A few days after Washington lawmakers approved a budget deal to lower state spending last year, small-government Rep. Gary...
Iowa representatives renew support for congressional salary limits
January 29, 2013 |
The Iowa Gazette |
Two longtime Iowa congressmen from opposing political parties are stepping out to support an old idea with new life — restrictions on...
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