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Government Matters: August 19, 2014

Vol. 2     No. 16      PDF Version

  • Citizen Health & Safety

    Toxic Toledo Water: Cities Nationwide Face Similar Risks

    Industry Allies in Congress Assault Public Protections Once Again

  • Revenue & Spending

    Unemployment Insurance: A 79-Year Old Promise to American Workers That Needs Renewing

    20 Tax Dodgers: $240 Million for CEOs, Big Loss for the American People

  • Open, Accountable Govt.

    GAO Report Finds Problems with EPA Groundwater Protection Program

    Obama’s Executive Order to Improve Chemical Facility Safety, One Year Later

Citizen Health & Safety

Toxic Toledo Water: Cities Nationwide Face Similar Risks

by Katie Weatherford

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Citizen Health & Safety

Industry Allies in Congress Assault Public Protections Once Again

by Ronald White

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Revenue & Spending

Unemployment Insurance: A 79-Year Old Promise to American Workers That Needs Renewing

by Jessica Schieder

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Revenue & Spending

20 Tax Dodgers: $240 Million for CEOs, Big Loss for the American People

by Scott Klinger

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Open, Accountable Govt.

GAO Report Finds Problems with EPA Groundwater Protection Program

by Amanda Starbuck

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Open, Accountable Govt.

Obama’s Executive Order to Improve Chemical Facility Safety, One Year Later

by Amanda Starbuck

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