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
Fiscal Cliff’ Bill Includes Tax Help for Select Industries
January 04, 2013 |
Business Insider |
The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a variety of... 
Electric Motorcycle Maker Gets Home-State Help in Tax Deal
January 04, 2013 |
Washington Post - Bloomberg |
(Updates with comments by Zero Motorcycle executive starting in 18th paragraph.)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The fine print of Congress’s Jan. 1...
Boehner has mixed record on fulfilling promises
January 04, 2013 |
The Washington Times 24-7 |
House Speaker John A. Boehner’s lofty pledges to break with precedent and run Congress in a more inclusive, transparent manner ended up a...
Broad $60.4B Sandy relief bill criticized as ‘pork’
January 04, 2013 |
NewJersey.com |
In more than 100 pages of legislation detailing the $60 billion disaster aid plan Congress considered, there’s almost no mention of specific...
The Austin Chronicle: Headlines
January 04, 2013 |
The Austin Chronicle |
• Austin Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 13-year-old girl who was found unconscious outside a home (not her own) in...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill filled with ‘pork’
January 03, 2013 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
The rancorously debated "fiscal cliff" bill approved by Congress this week was supposed to be a straightforward way for the country to avert...
Compromise added billions in special tax breaks
January 03, 2013 |
The Republican-American (McClatchy Newspapers) |
WASHINGTON — In the last-minute dealmaking to stop the nation from tumbling over the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress and the White House...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill riddled with special tax breaks for select industries
January 03, 2013 |
The Commercial Appeal (Associated Press) |
WASHINGTON — The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a...
Earmarks included in fiscal cliff deal
January 03, 2013 |
CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 |
The VP of Taxpayers for Common Sense discusses tax incentives in the fiscal cliff bill that cater to special interests.
Rush...
A fiscal cliff solution, served with a side of tax breaks
January 03, 2013 |
McClatchy Newspapers (Associated Press) |
WASHINGTON — There are breaks for movie producers and racetracks, a little gift for Captain Morgan rum and tax credits galore for makers of...
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