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Author: Pat Garofalo

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Pat Garofalo

Pat Garofalo is the director of state and local policy at the American Economic Liberties Project, the author of “The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs,” and writes the Boondoggle newsletter on Substack (click on the link below).
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Budget, Featured Story

The Chip Subsidy Wars Heat Up

by Pat Garofalo February 3, 2022

States Throw Money at Tech Firms; Intel Nets a $2 Billion as Other Semiconductor Companies Belly Up to the Trough... Read more.

Featured Story, Opinion

The Rural Tax Credit Hustle

by Pat Garofalo January 28, 2022

Beware of Investment Firms Pitching Themselves as the Saviors of Rural America A Kentucky House committee last week approved the Rural Kentucky Jobs Act of 202... Read more.

Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover Could End Government as We Know It

Parsing the USAID Shutdown

Who Would Likely Pay For Trump’s Social Security Plan?

American Economy Continues Growing

Is America Ready to Tackle a Nationwide Drought?

EPA Must Use The Best Available Science − By Law − But What Does That Mean?

Preventing Oil Spills: How Shipping Companies Can Take Action

Federal Environmental Priorities Shift, Sovereign Native American Nations Have Their Own Plans

Breach in Live War Plans

A Navy SEAL Commander Speaks Out Against Firing of General CQ Brown

Heeding the Warning of Trump’s Generals

The Navy’s First 4-Star Woman Admiral Reflects on Military Integration and the Time It Took To Become a Reality

EV Batteries and the LA Fires

DTE Profits Soar as Customers Face Shutoffs, Rising Rates and Fossil Fuel Expansion

The Overlooked Value of EV Batteries

Dumping Japan’s Nuclear Waste

Trump’s Desire to ‘Un-Unite’ Russia and China Is Unlikely To Work – In Fact, It Could Well Backfire

Tourists Are Cancelling Trips To The US – Here’s How This Could Affect Its Economy

Turning American Turmoil Into A Golden Opportunity for Europe

Whose Liberation from Tariffs?

DCReport Partners With Northeastern University’s School of Journalism

Cuts to Science Research Funding Cut American Lives Short

Deadly Musk-Trump Administration Policy Starts

For Families With Sick Kids, the Rise of Vaccine Hesitancy Could Be Life-Threatening

Another Valuable Civil Servant Lost: “I can no longer continue to serve in good faith.”

Same-Sex Marriage Is Under Attack by State Lawmakers

Walking Away from Ukraine?

Hidden Risks of Cannabis Growing: How to Prevent Mold, Mildew, and Pests

Author: Pat Garofalo

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The Chip Subsidy Wars Heat Up

The Rural Tax Credit Hustle