Video on Devastation from Fertilizer Plant Blast

A new U.S. Chemical Safety Board video shows the immense damage from the West Fertilizer plant explosion.

Is Anhydrous Ammonia a Risk to Your Community?

Communities in every state are living near large quantities of a dangerous toxin, and residents may not even know it.

The Battle Against Austerity

Sequestration is already slowing the economy, but its full effects have yet to be felt.

Fixes Early in FOIA Process Offer Greatest Potential for Impact

FOIA reforms can generate greater improvements when they address earlier stages of the FOIA process.

Sequestering Meals on Wheels Could Cost the Nation $489 Million per Year

Cuts to Meals on Wheels are likely to cost far more than they save.

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Revenue & Spending

Sequestering Meals on Wheels Could Cost the Nation $489 Million per Year

(4/30/13) Sequestering Meals on Wheels funds could cost taxpayers far more than it saves. While across-the-board spending cuts that began March 1, called sequestration, are expected to reduce ...

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Revenue & Spending

Charitable Deduction Should Be Preserved

(4/24/13) Congress is currently considering tax changes that could substantially reduce charitable giving in the United States. One threat is a proposal from President Obama to cap the deductibility of itemized deductions by high-income taxpayers at ...

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Open, Accountable Govt.

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Raises Important Questions about Risks Industrial Facilities Pose

(4/23/13) On April 17, there was a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in central Texas, which killed at least 14 people and injured more ...

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Revenue & Spending

President's Budget Carries Outsized Economic and Political Risks

(4/23/13) On April 10, President Obama released his proposed budget for the 2014 budget year. Unlike in the past, this year's budget came very late, after both the House and Senate had passed their ...

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BLM Fracking Rule Violates New Executive Order on Open Data

(5/16/13) Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its revised proposed rule for natural gas drilling (commonly ...

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The Lack of Jobs Is the Problem, Not Deficits

(5/15/13) Budget deficits are shrinking at a breakneck pace now and will continue to do so over the next several years, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which released its ...

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Chemical Safety Board Video Shows Devastation from West Fertilizer Blast

(5/15/13) The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new video this month that starkly illustrates the devastation caused by the ...

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Without Austerity, More Americans Would Have Jobs

(5/10/13) As if Americans needed anymore confirmation that austerity is holding the economy back, The New York Times this week reported that the consensus among private financial ...

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