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
Fight Over Ferry Prompts Questions on Definition of Earmarks
November 29, 2012 |
New York Times |
To its critics, the S.S. Badger is a relic and a menace, a coal-fired car ferry that dumps tons of raw coal ash into Lake Michigan each year... 
Columbia River Crossing Bridge knocked by taxpayer group
November 27, 2012 |
Oregon Business Report |
The watchdog taxpayer group, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), has included the Columbia River Crossing Bridge in its list of what it terms...
When to Stay and When to Go
November 26, 2012 |
The New York Times |
Blanket federal spending after disasters can lead to rebuilding that isn’t in the best interest of the community, the state or the nation....
Congress could renew debate on flood reforms, building codes as NFIP seeks funds after Sandy
November 06, 2012 |
SNL |
By Sean P. Carr
Reaching agreement on a five-year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program took several years. In the...
After Sandy: Reassessing the Nation’s Flood Fund
November 06, 2012 |
CQ Weekly |
By Jennifer Scholtes, CQ Staff
Until a week ago, it looked as if Congress had acted in the nick of time this summer to save the...
NFIP May Need Additional Borrowing Authority Post-Sandy
November 06, 2012 |
PropertyCasualy360.com |
Written By: Arthur D. Postal
The National Flood Insurance Program will likely need to go to Congress for additional borrowing authority...
Sandy to test revamped federal flood insurance program
November 05, 2012 |
International Business Times |
By: Roberta Rampton
Superstorm Sandy is threatening to drag the U.S. government's debt-ridden flood insurance program back into the...
Missing info made for weak points
November 05, 2012 |
The Daily Progress |
By: Dennis Roooker
In the Oct. 21 Daily Progress, George Will’s column included the following: “America’s bold premise is the possibility...
Costly aftermath? Another battering for homeowners
November 05, 2012 |
Ashbury Park Press |
New Jersey is not Florida North quite yet.
But the widespread wreckage left by Sandy, the nor’easter-tropical storm hybrid that...
Costly aftermath? Insurance rates may soar in aftermath of Sandy
November 05, 2012 |
DailyRecord.com |
New Jersey is not Florida North quite yet.
But the widespread wreckage left by Sandy, the nor’easter-tropical storm hybrid that...
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