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Press ReleaseCCAGW Reacts to Fannie Mae’s $6.3 Billion Financial Restatement
For Immediate Release Contact:Tom Finnigan
The WasteWatcherLike Father… Like Son?
For the past six years, Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) has put Alaska at the top of CAGW’s pork per capita list. In 2006 alone, he secured a whopping $325 million in pork, or $489 per Alaskan resident. Recent news reports show that his son, Ben...
The WasteWatcherBridge to Nowhere Update
Even though the Bridge to Nowhere has gone nowhere fast since Congress stripped it of its federal earmark, outgoing Governor Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) is still trying to keep the project alive.
The WasteWatcherFEMA and Trading Spaces
When a participant goes on the popular Learning Channel show Trading Spaces, they have two days to redesign a room in the home of a friend or family member. They must remain under budget throughout the process. Conversely, when FEMA decides to...
The WasteWatcherCollege Town Poverty – Ramen Noodles AGAIN?
It’s an early afternoon on a crisp fall day in an average college town. In preparation for the game, young professionals are piling into local bars and restaurants to see their alma mater play. The late risers are lining up at the numerous...
The WasteWatcherLegal Services Nonprofit Wastes Tax Dollars
Free legal help is getting more expensive for taxpayers and much of the money is going to waste. The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which received $330.8 million in fiscal 2006, distributes money to 138 local nonprofit legal aid organizations...
The WasteWatcherNewark Mayor Takes Taxpayers for a Ride
With a salary of $186,000, one would think that the mayor of Newark would have no need for taxpayers to pay for his vacations. Think again. Even though former mayor Sharpe James had an annual travel expense budget of $25,000, he is currently under...
The WasteWatcherThe Rail Subsidy That Could
Parents and children alike are familiar with the story, “The Little Engine That Could.” Through perseverance and sheer determination, a small train engine pulled a train over a steep mountain even with the odds stacked against it and when other...
Press ReleaseCCAGW Urges Senate to Pass Line Item Veto
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexa Moutevelis 202-467-5318
Press ReleaseCCAGW Names 171 Representatives Who Voted Against Earmark Reform Porkers of the Month
For Immediate Release
Press ReleaseCCAGW to Senate: Pass Spending Transparency Bill
For Immediate Release
The WasteWatcherA Little Rain, A Lot of Waste in Florida
How can a tempest that failed to arrive cost taxpayers $17 million? That is the estimated price of the impact of Hurricane Ernesto on South Florida. If you thought, as I had, that Ernesto struck the United States farther north and hardly affected...
