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2009-02-19
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Last night the legislature enacted a state stimulus bill which will close a corporate tax loophole restoring integrity to our tax code and leveling the playing field among businesses. |
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2009-02-12
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Yesterday, Governor Doyle and Legislative leadership announced a state stimulus package including a provision that will close corporate tax loopholes. |
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2009-02-04
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An overwhelming majority of voters want full and open reporting on how Recovery Act funds are spent at federal and state levels, according to a nationwide survey conducted last week. |
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2008-10-07
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Gov. Schwarzenegger should make mortgage reform a key part of his efforts to address California’s budget and financial woes, according to a coalition of consumer, research, and policy organizations. |
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2008-07-03
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With Governor Deval Patrick signing the Tax Fairness Bill to close corporate tax loopholes today, a majority of the U.S. economy has now adopted a tax reform that was still considered controversial only a few years ago. |
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2008-06-17
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On June 17, the President signed the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, which had passed the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously last month. |
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2008-05-22
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Tonight, the US Senate approved the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, which had passed the House of Representatives unanimously on Tuesday. |
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2008-05-07
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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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2008-04-16
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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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2008-04-01
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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. |
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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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2007-12-18
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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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2007-09-28
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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. |
