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Tag: Taxpayers

Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 17, 2023
1 Comment on Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Why and How to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy

Tags Accountability, Democrat, Education Savings Accounts, Ethics, Grass Roots, Influence, Legislation, Lobbying, Nonpartisan, Open Government, Republican, School Choice, Taxpayers, Transparency

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‘Unpleasantly Surprised Almost Every Single Day’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date January 23, 2023
2 Comments on ‘Unpleasantly Surprised Almost Every Single Day’

Is promoting tourism a legitimate government function?

Tags Corporate Welfare, Oklahoma, Spending, Taxpayers, Tourism

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Let the Sessions (and the Spending) Begin!

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date January 17, 2023
1 Comment on Let the Sessions (and the Spending) Begin!

All eight states of the American Southwest are, or will soon be, in session. Will legislators return budget surpluses to inflation-battered taxpayers, or launch spend-a-thons?

Tags Budget, California, Gavin Newsom, New Mexico, Spending, Tax Cuts, Taxpayers