NY Times Fronts Inequality Findings

Aug 28, 2006 by Matt Lewis

The Grey Lady leads today with a great story on how wages are not keeping up with inflation or productivity growth. The whole thing is worth a read, but I thought this section drew an important distinction between average and median income:

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Comments on OMB's Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin

Download comments submitted jointly by OMB Watch and Public Citizen

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Bio: Susan Dudley

Susan Dudley was nominated by President Bush to serve as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in July of 2006. Before that time, she directed the Regulatory Studies Program of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University from 2003 until 2006. Pending her appointment, Dudley continues her work at Mercatus as a Distinguished Senior Scholar.

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Katrina Contracts: One Year and $8.75 Billion Shy

Aug 25, 2006 by Matthew Madia

Yesterday, the U.S. House Government Reform Committee’s Minority Staff Special Investigation Division released a report on waste, fraud and abuse in procurement spending in response to Hurricane Katrina. The report, requested by Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Dennis A. Cardoza, David R. Obey, John S. Tanner, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and John F. Tierney, examines 19 Katrina contracts, collectively worth $8.75 billion, with significant overcharges, wasteful spending, or mismanagement.

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Bill Berkowitz: Dudley Do-Wrong

Aug 25, 2006 by Guest Blogger

In a column for WorkingForChange, Bill Berkowitz compiles a pretty damning case against Susan Dudley. Berkowitz interviews a variety of advocates for public health, safety and the environment, all of whom express deep concerns about the nomination: "If Dudley is confirmed by the Senate, she will further strip them of their ability to stand up to government secrecy, politicization and corporate interests," said Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook. "Throughout her career, Dudley has consistently fought against government safeguards and advocated a radical, hands-off approach.

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Dudley's Disturbing Views on Worker Health and Safety

Aug 25, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Former OSHA and MSHA policy analyst Celeste Monforton blasted OIRA nominee Susan Dudley in yesterday’s Courier-Journal for her “disturbing” position on worker health and safety. Dudley recently wrote a law review article on OSHA’s regulation of respirable crystalline silica, a breathable dust that causes silicosis, an irreversible and potentially fatal lung disease. According to the CDC 1.7 million U.S. workers in occupations such as construction, sandblasting and mining are exposed to crystalline silica.

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PFAW Reports on New Voter Suppression Tactics

Aug 25, 2006 by Kay Guinane

Aug. 24: From People for the American Way: People For the American Way Foundation issued a report today that documents the recent spread of new regulatory, legislative, and administrative tactics that suppress votes.

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NTEU to Taxpayers: Reject IRS' Tax Collection Scheme

Aug 24, 2006 by Dana Chasin

Today's New York Times reports that critics say the IRS' private tax collection program, slated to start on September 7, "has so many pitfalls that they were urging debtors to insist on negotiating directly with the agency." This strategy, the story reveals, has been adopted by the NTEU: The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents employees of the agency and opposes the program, has drafted a sample letter that taxpayers can send to leave the private collection program and demand that the agency handle their cases. .

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United Way Summary of Charity Provisions of New Pension Law

Aug 24, 2006 by Kay Guinane

From United Way: United Way of America today released a preliminary review of the charity-related provisions in the Pension Reform Act of 2006, signed into law by President Bush on August 17. To see the review onlineclick here

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IRS Warns of Private Tax Collection Scams

Aug 24, 2006 by Adam Hughes*

As reported today by BNA, the IRS issued two announcements regarding its private debt collection program, due for launch on September 7: -- one outlining taxpayer protections under the program -- the other identifying ways for taxpayers to avoid scams perpetrated by private collection agencies (PCAs) or those impersonating the IRS. We

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