Still waiting for state’s master plan to reduce solid waste
MASSPIRG Campaign for Zero Waste Boston Globe Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Janet Domenitz Full story here While it’s cause for great celebration that Massachusetts is planning to reduce waste, it’s also a...
View ArticleBay State lags in business subsidy successes
MASSPIRG Close Corporate Tax Loopholes The Boston Herald Friday, May 18, 2012 Erin Smith and Frank Quaratiello Read full article Watchdogs say the Bay State’s tax credit program also lacks oversight....
View ArticleUtility Power Outages on the Rise
MASSPIRG New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Scott Van Voorhis Full story here, plus a video of the interview with Deirdre Cummings Cummings,...
View ArticleStick to Stickers
MASSPIRG The Boston Herald Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Deirdre Cummings Everywhere we turn, we are bombarded with ever more sophisticated retail pricing strategies and gimmicks. Contrary to your editorial...
View ArticleShoppers want to Stick with Price Stickers
MASSPIRG and ConsumerWorld.org SouthCoast Today Friday, June 1, 2012 Deirdre Cummings and Edgar Dworsky If supermarkets and some big box retailers like BJ's Wholesale Club get their way on Beacon...
View ArticleRelaxed Law Allows Docs to Dine with Big Pharma
MASSPIRG Campaign for Health Care Reform GoLocal Worcester Thursday, July 19, 2012 Ashley Klann “The pharma industry is very adept at persuading the public that coupons are good for consumers. The...
View ArticleCoakley seeks record $16 million fine for National Grid
MASSPIRG Boston Globe Friday, July 27, 2012 Erin Ailworth Attorney General Martha Coakley is asking state utility regulators to levy a record fine against National Grid for what she called an...
View ArticleHow taxpayer dollars become Twinkies
MASSPIRG Fall River Herald News Wednesday, August 1, 2012 Deirdre Cummings It’s hard to imagine a worse use of our taxpayer dollars than subsidizing junk food. Yet we’ve spent billions doing just...
View ArticleState's tax breaks must be subject to accountability, transparency
MASSPIRG Campaign for Budget Transparency The Boston Globe Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Deirdre Cummings “Calculating the cost of tax breaks” (Business, Aug 7) shows that Massachusetts has more than...
View ArticleHealth insurers’ earnings plunge for 2nd quarter
MASSPIRG Campaign for Health Care Reform The Boston Globe Thursday, August 16, 2012 Robert Weisman Deirdre Cummings, legislative director for the nonprofit Massachusetts Public Interest Research...
View ArticleFarm Bill needs to Cut the Fat
MASSPIRG Fall River Herald News Friday, September 14, 2012 Nick Fiore With Congress headed back into session, the biggest remaining item on their to-do list is how to deal with the Farm Bill before it...
View ArticleWe Need A Win
MASSPIRG The Boston Globe Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Deirdre Cummings and Phineas Baxandall By their very nature, anonymous shell corporations are a problem that remains under the radar. Anyone can...
View ArticleBlue Cross speeds up its customer service for one week
MASSPIRG Campaign for Health Care Reform Boston Globe Saturday, October 20, 2012Robert WeismanNobody looks forward to calling their health insurance company with a question, complaint, or claims...
View ArticleREPORT CLAIMS "BROKEN" FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM
MASSPIRG State House News Service Wednesday, October 24, 2012file reporter, SHNSREPORT CLAIMS "BROKEN" FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM: A report released Wednesday concludes an increase in food recalls underscores...
View ArticleHoliday shoppers being enticed with layaways
MASSPIRG The Patriot Ledger Saturday, October 27, 2012Steve Adams Retail chains are expanding layaway programs and urging customers to shop early and often for bargains. Wal-Mart started its layaway...
View ArticleUnsafe foods putting American lives at risk
MASSPIRG Taunton Daily Gazette Monday, October 29, 2012Deirdre CummingsOver the past few years, Americans have grown accustomed to seeing headlines about tainted foods being recalled and pulled off of...
View ArticleYouth activism still very much in evidence
MASSPIRG The Boston Globe Thursday, November 8, 2012Janet Domenitz With all due respect to Farah Stockman (“Activists no more: Young people once led the fight to vote; today they barely cast their...
View ArticleOn-Line Retail Tax Subsidy
MASSPIRG Campaign for Budget TransparencyClose Corporate Tax Loopholes Taxanalysts Wednesday, November 14, 2012Neil DowningOnline sellers with no physical presence in Massachusetts cost the state...
View ArticleMassPIRG finds banks refuse to disclose fees
MASSPIRG Reining in Wall Street The Boston Globe Friday, November 16, 2012Todd WallackThe Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group found that 3 of 11 banks it visited in Massachusetts refused to...
View ArticleWarren Already at the Center of a D.C. Battle
MASSPIRG Reining in Wall Street WBUR Tuesday, December 4, 2012Fred ThysThough she hasn’t yet been sworn in, Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren is already the subject of a political battle in Washington, D.C....
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