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Report | CoPIRG Foundation | Budget, Tax

The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens

In 2011, Colorado lost approximately $504 million in tax revenues from corporations and wealthy individuals who sheltered money in foreign tax havens. Multinational corporations account for more than $310 million of the lost tax revenue, and wealthy individuals account for the rest.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Budget

Denver Receives a Grade of “B” for Spending Transparency

Denver received a grade of “B” for spending transparency, according to a new report released today by CoPIRG. The report reviews Denver’s progress toward comprehensive, one-stop, one-click budget accountability and accessibility.

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Report | CoPIRG | Budget

Transparency in City Spending

Following our earlier studies of government spending at the state level, this report evaluates the progress of America’s 30 largest cities toward “Transparency 2.0” – a standard of comprehensive, one-stop, one-click budget accountability and accessibility.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Democracy

Post-Amendment 65: Mixed Report for Colorado’s Delegation

Denver– On the eve of the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, one that opened the campaign spending floodgates, two state-based groups reported that too many in Colorado’s Congressional delegation have done too little to respond to Amendment 65’s call for campaign spending reform. 

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Report | CoPIRG | Democracy

January 17th Update - Congressional Action on Amendment 65

Between January 14th and January 17th, CoPIRG staff contacted every Colorado Congressmember's office asking for a report on their activities around the implementation of Amendment 65.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Consumer Protection

Survey Finds Dangerous Toys on Colorado Store Shelves

Denver, Nov. 20 –Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to Colorado Public Interest Research Group’s 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Democracy

Amendment 65 Expected to Win Overwhelmingly

Based on early returns, it appears clear that Colorado voters will approve Amendment 65 today by an overwhelming margin and send a clear message to their elected officials – get big money out of our elections.  As of 8pm and with 1.2 million votes reported, Amendment 65 was passing overwhelmingly in counties including Mesa, Douglas, Kit Carson, Boulder and Jefferson.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Democracy

Distorted Democracy: Big Money and Dark Money in the 2012 Elections

 

A new analysis of pre-election data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by CoPIRG and Demos shows that outside spending in the first presidential election since Citizens United is living up to its hype: new waves of “outside spending” have been fueled by dark money and unlimited fundraising from a small number of wealthy donors.

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News Release | CoPIRG | Consumer Protection

CoPIRG Applauds Attorney General In Opposing Payday Lending Rollback

 CoPIRG supports Attorney General John Suthers in his opposition to federal legislation that would override Colorado’s 2010 payday lending reforms.

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Media Hit | Democracy

Colorado Votes: The Big Ballot Questions

Colorado Public Radio reviews Amendment 65

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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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Report | CoPIRG | Budget, Financial Reform, Tax

Tax Shell Game

Abuse of tax havens inflicts a price on other American taxpayers, who must pay higher taxes—now or in the future—to cover the government’s revenue shortfall, or must deal with cuts in government services.

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Report | CoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Following the Money 2011

Colorado got a “C” when it comes to openness about government spending according to our new report, Following the Money 2011.

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Tools & Resources

  • Keep High-Speed Rail On Track
    In 20 years, Colorado highways will be packed with a million more cars. Tell the Governor: Bring high-speed rail to Colorado.
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  • STOP TAX DODGERS
    Corporate tax avoidance cost taxpayers $100 billion last year. We're working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe.
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  • Reclaim Democracy
    The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision ushered in an era of unprecedented spending by big money in our elections, but we're working to return our democracy back to the principle of "one person, one vote."
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  • 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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