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Comment on Study: Nissan’s Mississippi Subsidies Top $1.3 billion by Monte McKenzie

Monte McKenzie — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:06 +0000

OK, so we have to pass a federal law to stop begger thy neighbor plans by corporations! Start a petition guys!

Comment on Oregon Ramps Up Transparency, Looks to Rein In Subsidies by More Subsidy Disclosure Coming in Oregon |

More Subsidy Disclosure Coming in Oregon | — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:03:47 +0000

[...] week our friends at OSPIRG scored another major win for subsidy transparency and accountability. OSPIRG, which played a central role in getting the [...]

Comment on State Chamber of Commerce Favors Clawbacks, Job Quality Standards, Enforcement by Kristi Sanford

Kristi Sanford — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:04:06 +0000

I can’t believe the Chamber of Commerce would be supportive. Here is Illinois they are calling closing corporate tax loopholes, a “job killer” – they are on the offensive here.

Comment on State Chamber of Commerce Favors Clawbacks, Job Quality Standards, Enforcement by Vonna Viglione

Vonna Viglione — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:20:35 +0000

Here in North Carolina we’ve given away $100 million dollars to MetLife for a move that they probably would have made anyway, based on their goals of consolidating operations where real estate was cheaper than the Northeast. This “consolidation” is being touted as bringing 2,600 NEW jobs to NC. Chances are the bulk of those jobs are coming with people already in place. Thanks for your leadership on this key issue of public policy that SHOULD concern more of us.

Comment on K.C. Business Leaders Demand Cease-Fire on Wasteful Job Poaching by Our “Shell Game” Findings Strike A Chord «

Our “Shell Game” Findings Strike A Chord « — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:28:14 +0000

[...] years ago, a fellow Hallmark executive joined leaders of 16 other Kansas City-area businesses in a public letter to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, urging them to stop paying businesses to [...]

Comment on Sears and “Job Blackmail:” an Early Warning Sign of Job Loss? by Governor Quinn Swings Weakly, Wiffs on Corporate Tax Loopholes - IIRON | IIRON

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:09:56 +0000

[...] Bolstering Illinois’ Budget”. Check out their blog posts on Sears: Job Blackmail Pays, Job Blackmail: An Early Warning Sign of Job Loss, and Now Come the (Penalty-Free) Headquarters [...]

Comment on Summing Subsidies by Phil Mattera

Phil Mattera — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:53:59 +0000

The Times did credit us on the Methodology page of its database and included us in a list of sources on the bottom of each page of the database. We were not involved in any way with the articles.

Comment on Summing Subsidies by Laura Wolf-Powers

Laura Wolf-Powers — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:28:36 +0000

I also found it disturbing that Good Jobs First (which really made the series possible by providing data) was not credited anywhere in the Times story.

Comment on Good Jobs First’s Subsidy Tracker Used in New York Times Reportage by Phil Mattera

Phil Mattera — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:21:50 +0000

Thanks for that clarification, but I would point out that the smaller amounts probably all come from Subsidy Tracker. We sent the Times a spreadsheet with the entire Tracker database. Their independent info gathering was limited.

Comment on Good Jobs First’s Subsidy Tracker Used in New York Times Reportage by Kenneth Thomas (@MiddleClassPoli)

Kenneth Thomas (@MiddleClassPoli) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:33:57 +0000

Congrats, Phil and Greg! Note that the Times database includes subsidies as small as $30, but is not searchable below $1 million.