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9/28/2007
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U.S. PIRG applauds the Senate for approving a critical measure last night to provide much needed oversight and accountability for private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. In adopting the Webb-McCaskill amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill, Senators send a powerful message about the importance of reining in those who see themselves as unaccountable to the American people. | |
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2008-03-13
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The state Assembly yesterday passed the Earmark Transparency Act (AB 739) that provides for full public reporting of spending earmarks and a 48-hour waiting period between their disclosure and approval. | |
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2008-02-13
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I am here today in support of Senate Bill 434, and its companion Assembly Bill 741, and in particular to speak to the benefits of disclosing information about economic development subsidies and making it accessible through an easily searchable online database. | |
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12/18/2007
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MASSPIRG praised the recommendations of the Special Commission on Corporate Taxes to close tax loopholes, and opposed attempts to link the reform to lowering of the overall corporate tax rate. | |
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05/07/2008
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Last night, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly voted, 31-6, to pass the Tax Fairness bill to close three corporate tax loopholes, preventing large multi state companies from avoiding over $400 million a year in state taxes. | |
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04/16/2008
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The House of Representatives this week passed a pair of important and practical tax-time reforms of the federal contracting process backed by US PIRG. | |
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04/01/2008
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As Americans make their final preparations to submit tax forms to the IRS, Congress will consider a bill this month to bar thousands of federal contractors that owe unpaid taxes from receiving additional federal dollars. | |