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
Will HUD, Amtrak, Ohio get in on Hurricane Sandy relief action?
January 11, 2013 |
The Plain Dealer |
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress don't want to appear insensitive (again) to the post-disaster needs of New Jersey and New York. Their... 
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...
Congress Aids Oregon Electric Motorcycle Maker in Budget
January 03, 2013 |
Bloomberg Businessweek |
The fine print of Congress’s Jan. 1 budget deal includes a tax credit rewritten by Oregon lawmakers to benefit home-state motorcycle...
Sandy’s impact underscores need for national mitigation strategy
December 19, 2012 |
The Hill |
One hundred and eleven homes burned to the ground in Queens, flooding in parts of Manhattan forced the financial markets and subways to...
Sandy relief bill gets add-ons to lure GOP votes
December 17, 2012 |
Newsday |
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate's $60.4 billion superstorm Sandy relief bill contains more than $20 million for Alaska's fisheries and $188...
Porked-up Sandy relief bill storms into Senate
December 17, 2012 |
The Washington Times |
The Senate’s emergency spending bill to cover costs from Hurricane Sandy includes millions of dollars that will never touch the affected...
Some Spending in Sandy ‘Emergency’ Bill Doesn’t Start Until 2018
December 14, 2012 |
National Review |
Republican senators like Arizona’s Jon Kyl and Alabama’s Jeff Sessions have objected to the large Hurricane Sandy relief package. President...
Sand dunes spare NJ homes from Sandy’s destruction
December 12, 2012 |
CBS Evening News |
(CBS News) LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. - Six weeks after superstorm Sandy, FEMA said more than half a million homeowners want federal help....
Barge Lines Want U.S. to Pay Costs of River Improvements
December 10, 2012 |
Bloomberg BusinessWeek |
The threat to barge traffic posed by low water levels on the Mississippi River portends more disruptions if the U.S. government doesn’t pay...
After the Storm, New Questions Arise
December 10, 2012 |
New York Times |
To the Editor:
Re “Resisted for Blocking the View, Dunes Prove They Blunt Storms” (front page, Dec. 4): Senators Charles E. Schumer and...
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