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Media Hit | Budget, Tax

Boston Herald - Tug of war over TJX

Under a proposed 20-year agreement that would give TJX a big break on property taxes, the off-price retailer would move 1,600 employees from offices at 500 Old Connecticut Path in Framingham and Westboro to two buildings it plans to buy at 300 and 400 Puritan Way in Marlboro.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Budget, Tax

Amendment Passes to Crack Down on Offshore Tax Cheats

Statement of MASSPIRG’s Deirdre Cummings on the passage of the U.S. Senate Amendment 1818, introduced by Senators Levin, Conrad, and Whitehouse to the Transportation Bill.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

Boston Globe - Profits up at Mass. health insurers

Capitalizing on fewer people seeking medical care and submitting claims, the state’s four biggest commercial health insurers posted sharply higher earnings for 2011 while their executives collected more pay, according to reports released yesterday.

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News Release | MASSPIRGf | Consumer Protection

Bank of America Tries New Fees Again

Statement of Deirdre Cummings

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Blog Post | Democracy

Testimony in favor of A Resolution Restoring Free Speech | Janet Domenitz

The resolution calls upon the United States Congress to pass, and send to the states for ratification, a constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people. The impetus for this resolution was a decision issued by the United States Supreme Court in January 2010 which basically allowed for unlimited, as well as untraceable, corporate money in our electoral campaigns.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Budget, Food, Tax

Ag Subsidies Pay for 19 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only a Quarter of an Apple Apiece

A new report highlights how federal subsidies for commodity crops are also subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Budget, Tax

Unlikely Allies Uncover $1 Trillion in Savings for Super Committee

As the Congressional “Super Committee” begins its search for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, a new study released today by MASSPIRG’s national affiliate, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) provides the panel with more than $1 trillion of spending cuts with appeal from across the political spectrum.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Safe Energy

Earthquake Near Virginia Nuclear Reactors Are a Reminder of the Risks

Yesterday’s earthquake in Virginia, less than ten miles from two nuclear reactors, is a jolting reminder of exactly the type of unpredictable risk that threaten the safety and security of nuclear power plants across the country.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Solid Waste

Environmental Agency’s Report Praises Bottle Bill Update

The Department of Environmental Protection has just released a sweeping report that undermines industry claims of future price increases if the current proposal to update the Bottle Bill is enacted. The report includes a survey of neighboring states and the impacts of bottle bill updates.

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News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection

Leading Consumer Groups Celebrate Launch of Consumer Cop

Groups release poll showing strong support for Wall Street reform; Report shows “10 Reasons” we need consumer protection.

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