The Watcher: July 24, 2012
Vol. 13 No. 15 PDF Version
Citizen Health & Safety
Vote Imminent on House Bill that Would Shut Down Safeguards
The House will vote later this week on the misleadingly titled "Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act." The bill is a brazen attempt to shut down the system of ...
Citizen Health & Safety
EPA Drops Rule to Require Basic Information on Agricultural Sources of Water Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it was withdrawing a proposed rule that would have required ...
Revenue & Spending
Next Steps for Spending Transparency Revealed in Senate Hearing
At a Senate committee hearing on July 18, the Obama administration announced that it's putting Treasury payment data online, but members of the committee indicated that ...
Open, Accountable Govt.
Local Officials Standing Up to Protect Their Communities from Fracking
 Local officials from more than 200 municipalities in 15 states, including city councils, town boards, and county legislatures, have banned natural gas ...
Open, Accountable Govt.
Senate Votes Down DISCLOSE Act
The Senate held two votes on the DISCLOSE Act on July 16 and 17 but failed to pass the legislation each time. The bill would have created new campaign finance disclosure requirements and made public the names of super PAC ...
