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USDA's New Performance Standards Should Bring Safer Poultry to Market 5/17/2010

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter—the most common disease hazards in the meat and poultry supply. The USDA has cut the target levels for Salmonella in poultry by over 60 percent, and set the first-ever performance standard for Campylobacter.

Student Aid Surges as Congress Curtails Sweetheart Deals 3/25/2010

Today Congress voted to make historic investments into financial aid by ending sweetheart deals for big banks and lenders.

Historic Health Reform Sets U.S. on Path to Lower Costs 3/25/2010

Statement by ConnPIRG Health Advocate, Larry McNeely, on Final Passage of the Reconciliation Act of 2010

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Tax Shell Game: What Do Tax Dodgers Cost You? 4/15/2010

Each American taxpayer pays about $500 extra in taxes to cover for the $100 billion in taxes that individual and corporate tax dodgers don't pay. ConnPIRG's new report explains why it's time to close corporate tax loopholes.

Road Work Ahead: Holding Government Accountable for Fixing America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges 7/29/2010

Over the last 50 years, America has built roads and bridges at a pace and scale that dwarfs most of the rest of the world. We’ve built a national highway network like no other, with more than 45,000 miles of interstate highway and 575,000 highway bridges.

The Right Track: Building a 21st Century High-Speed Rail System for America 2/09/2010

This report analyzes the potential of high speed rail in nine different regions, including the northeast, and presents eleven public-interest recommendations for how to spend high speed rail investments in the future.

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