The Dominance of Big Money in the 2014 Congressional Elections
In 2014, large donors accounted for the vast majority of all individual federal election contributions this cycle, just as they have in previous elections. Seven of every 10 individual contribution...
View ArticleTrouble In Toyland 2014
For almost 30 years, ConnPIRG Education Fund has conducted an annual survey of toy safety. Among the toys surveyed this year, we found numerous choking hazards and five toys with concentrations of...
View ArticleThe Money Chase
Five years after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, what are the roles of large donors and average voters in selecting and supporting candidates for Congress? This report...
View ArticleThe Innovative Transportation Index
This report reviews the availability of 11 technology-enabled transportation services – including online ridesourcing, carsharing, ridesharing, taxi hailing, static and real-time transit information,...
View ArticleThe Innovative Transportation Index
A new report from ConnPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group ranks American cities on how many new technology-enabled services and tools they have to meet transportation needs. It finds that Hartford...
View ArticleChange the Market - Support Antibiotic-free Restaurants
These Connecticut restaurants have taken action to transition away from serving meat raised with antibiotics
View ArticleFollowing the Money 2015
Every year, state governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars through contracts for goods and services, subsidies to encourage economic development, and other expenditures. Accountability and...
View ArticleWho pays for roads?
Many Americans believe that drivers pay the full cost of the roads they use through gas taxes and other user fees. That has never been true, and it is less true now than at any other point in modern...
View ArticleCarMax: Endangering Lives in Connecticut
CarMax is selling unsafe recalled automobile parts in some of their used vehicles in Connecticut. This report documents the extent of the problem posed to consumers and calls for action at the state...
View ArticleBoosting the Impact of Small Donors
Candidates in the 2016 presidential race would see a dramatic shift in their fundraising, and have a powerful incentive to focus more on small donors under a proposed small donor public financing...
View ArticleBuying Guide: Meat Raised Without Antibiotics
The World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and experts across the globe warn that antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing threat to public health. What can you do...
View ArticleTouble In Toyland 2015
Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according ConnPIRG Education Fund’s 30th annual Trouble in Toyland report. The survey of potentially hazardous toys found that,...
View ArticleSettling for a Lack of Accountability?
When large companies harm the public through fraud, financial scams, chemical spills, dangerous products or other misdeeds, they almost never just pay a fine or penalty, as ordinary people would....
View ArticleSettling for a Lack of Accountability?
When large companies harm the public through fraud, financial scams, chemical spills, dangerous products or other misdeeds, they almost never just pay a fine or penalty, as ordinary people would....
View ArticleHighway Boondoggles 2
America is in a long-term transportation funding crisis. Our roads, bridges and transit systems are falling into disrepair. Demand for public transportation, as well as safe bicycle and pedestrian...
View ArticleThe Innovative Transportation Index
A new report from ConnPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group ranks American cities on how many new technology-enabled services and tools they have to meet transportation needs. It finds that Hartford...
View ArticleFollowing the Money 2016
Connecticut receives an “A+” when it comes to online government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2016: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending...
View ArticleLetter: Protecting the FTC from Special Interest Attacks
While much of our work has been in defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), we also support the efforts of the over-100 year old Federal Trade Commission. Recently, powerful special...
View ArticlePredatory Loans & Predatory Loan Complaints
This is the seventh in a series of reports that review complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this report, we explore consumer complaints about predatory loans, categorized in the...
View ArticleOffshore Shell Games 2016
U.S.-based multinational corporations are allowed to play by a different set of rules than small and domestic businesses or individuals when it comes to paying taxes. Corporate lobbyists and their...
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