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New Report: Washington Receives a “B” in Annual Report on Transparency of Government Spending
Washington received a “B” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to Following the Money 2012: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data, the third annual report of its kind by the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG).
WashPIRG says “Enough’s enough; time to include loopholes and subsidies in ‘all-cuts’ budgets”
As state economists reveal a $1.4 billion shortfall in anticipated state revenues, the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) is calling for lawmakers to include the closure of wasteful tax loopholes in efforts to rebalance the state budget.
WashPIRG supports selection of Sen. Patty Murray as co-chair of debt reduction “super committee”
News of the appointment of Sen. Patty Murray to the debt reduction “super committee” was welcomed by a leading public interest advocate organization today.
House Committee Approves Cut to Agriculture Subsidies
Statement of U.S. PIRG Public Health Advocate Elizabeth Hitchcock on the House Appropriations Committee’s vote to approve an amendment to the 2012 Agriculture appropriations bill to limit agriculture subsidies called direct payments to farmers with adjusted gross incomes lower than $250,000.
