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Agriculture

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep.122: Beef Prices: What Executive Action Can and Can’t Do
Sep 1, 2026 | 21 min read

Comments
TCS Comments on RFS Reporting Requirements
Aug 28, 2026 | 3 min read
Fact Sheet
Updated: Cashing in on Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies
Aug 19, 2026 | 8 min read
Letter
Green Scissors Coalition Opposes Year-Round Expansion of E15 in Farm Bill
Aug 7, 2026 | 2 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Congress’s Favorite Policy: Deal With It Later
Aug 6, 2026 | 6 min read

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Budget & Tax

In The News
Arizona Family: Federal report finds ICE wasted millions on detention expansion
Sep 25, 2026 | 4 min read

Weekly Wastebasket
Nobody Understands the Bond Market. Everybody Understands This.
Sep 24, 2026 | 7 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 123: Hey Big Spender: Three Trillion-Dollar Numbers, One Fiscal Year
Sep 17, 2026 | 36 min read
In The News
PolitiFact: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms? It’d be complicated and expensive
Sep 10, 2026 | 9 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
The Greatest Trade Deal Ever, Until It Wasn’t
Sep 10, 2026 | 6 min read

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Disaster

Weekly Wastebasket
A Rainy Day Fund for the Fire Season
Sep 18, 2026 | 5 min read

Comments
TCS Comments on Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Formula Notice
Sep 15, 2026 | 3 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Sobering Katrina Anniversary
Aug 28, 2026 | 7 min read
Our Take
Government Watchdog Dings FEMA for Staff Reductions and Lack of Planning
Aug 17, 2026 | 5 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Congress’s Favorite Policy: Deal With It Later
Aug 6, 2026 | 6 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

Press Release
Century-Old Oil and Gas Royalty Rate Costs Taxpayers Billions
Sep 23, 2026 | 3 min read

Report
Royalty Rip-Off
Sep 23, 2026 | 1 min read
Our Take
34,000 Acres Leased in Utah Could Shortchange Taxpayers $116 Million
Sep 22, 2026 | 8 min read
Press Release
New Report Finds Broken Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Policies Leave Taxpayers Exposed in Utah
Sep 22, 2026 | 7 min read
Report
Utah’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing, and What It Has Cost Taxpayers
Sep 22, 2026 | 23 min read

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National Security

Our Take
The Race to Weaponize Space Hurts Taxpayers
Sep 25, 2026 | 6 min read

Our Take
The Cost of the Iran War Keeps Growing
Sep 21, 2026 | 6 min read
In The News
Politico Pro Morning Defense: The Price is Right
Sep 17, 2026 | 3 min read
Letter
Fiscal Responsibility Groups Back Transparency in Contracting Act
Sep 17, 2026 | 2 min read
Our Take
The Navy’s Shipyard Problems Are Costing Taxpayers Billions
Sep 14, 2026 | 7 min read

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Weekly Wastebasket
The Colorado River’s Reckoning Is Here
Sep 4, 2026 | 8 min read

In The News
SupplyChainBrain Podcast: Why Aren’t We Getting Our Money’s Worth From Transportation Spending?
Aug 7, 2026 | 1 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Congress’s Favorite Policy: Deal With It Later
Aug 6, 2026 | 6 min read
Our Take
House T&I Committee Renews Push for FEMA Act
Jul 17, 2026 | 5 min read
Fact sheet
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Jun 25, 2026 | 1 min read

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