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News Release | CoPIRG | Tax

"Dirty Thirty" Revealed

Thirty Fortune 500 Companies Paid More to Lobby Congress than they Did in Federal Income Taxes, CoPIRG Study Shows

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Report | CoPIRG | Tax

Representation without Taxation

This report reveals the "Dirty Thirty" companies that collectively spent more on lobbying then they paid in federal taxes.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Thousands Call for End to Junk Food Subsidies

Over the next week, CoPIRG will deliver thousands of petitions to members of Congress calling on them to end federal subsidies that subsidize junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup. 

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Result | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Tax

"Dirty Thirty" Revealed

Thirty Fortune 500 Companies Paid More to Lobby Congress than they Did in Federal Income Taxes, CoPIRG Study Shows

> Keep Reading
News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Thousands Call for End to Junk Food Subsidies

Over the next week, CoPIRG will deliver thousands of petitions to members of Congress calling on them to end federal subsidies that subsidize junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup. 

> Keep Reading
News Release | CoPIRG | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

Annual Survey Lists Potentially Unsafe Toys

As Coloradans gear up for holiday shopping it’s important to know what’s safe for the children.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Consumer Protection

Survey Finds Toxic or Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves

Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to our 26th annual Trouble in Toyland report.

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Result | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Result | Health Care

656 Participate in Forums about CO Health Benefit Exchange

656 Coloradans participated in CoPIRG-oragnized forums designed to raise the voice of Coloradans around the design and implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. 

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Result | Consumer Protection

KIDS’ SCHOOL LUNCHES NOW SAFER

For years, America’s schoolchildren have been eating beef, chicken and other foods that would have been rejected as substandard even by fast food chains. Thanks in part to our advocacy, the U.S.D.A. has stopped buying such low-quality meat for school lunches.

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Result | Transportation

Preparing The Way For 21st Century Transportation

In 2009, CoPIRG worked with a broad coalition to secure $16 billion of federal stimulus money for transit projects that will create jobs.

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Result | Health Care

Making Prescription Drugs Affordable For All

Gov. Bill Ritter signed a measure to create a preferred drug list and investigate a prescription drug buying pool

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Report | CoPIRG | Tax

Representation without Taxation

This report reveals the "Dirty Thirty" companies that collectively spent more on lobbying then they paid in federal taxes.

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Report | CoPIRG Foundation | Consumer Protection

Trouble in Toyland: 26th Annual Survey of Toy Safety

The 2011 Trouble in Toyland report is our 26th annual survey of toy safety. In this report, we provide safety guidelines for consumers when purchasing toys for young children and provide examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards.

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Report | CoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Toward Common Ground

To break through the ideological divide that has dominated Washington this past year and offer a
pathway to address the nation’s fiscal problems, the National Taxpayer Union and U.S. PIRG joined
together to identify mutually acceptable deficit reduction.

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Report | CoPIRG

The Other Side of the Street

However, thousands of Coloradans miss out on energy cost saving programs simply because of the side of the street that they live on.  To help homeowners and businesses with their bills, all electric utilities in Colorado should offer comprehensive energy efficiency programs by setting a target to reduce consumer energy demand by 10% by 2020.

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Report | CoPIRG | Food

Apples to Twinkies

The rise in childhood obesity has many causes, but one of the most important is the increased prevalence of high-fat, heavily sweetened junk food.  And shockingly, American taxpayers are spending billions to subsidize junk food ingredients, making the problem worse.

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Tools & Resources

  • YOUR TAX DOLLARS BECOME TWINKIES
    Billions of taxpayer dollars have subsidized the ingredients in junk food. We're calling on Congress to end agribusiness handouts.
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  • STOP TAX DODGERS
    Corporate tax avoidance cost Coloradans $1.7 billion last year. CoPIRG is working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe.
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    Sign the petition
  • ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SAVINGS?
    Thousands of Coloradans miss out on potential energy-efficiency savings simply because of inconsistencies between our state’s utilities.
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    Get the report
  • Affordable Health Care For All
    We’re working to make sure Colorado's new health insurance exchange increases competition, affordability, access and choice for all Coloradans.
    Find out more here

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