Washington, D.C. - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), the nation’s premiere taxpayer watchdog, in conjunction with The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, an Ohio-based nonpartisan research and educational institute today released the 2006 Ohio Piglet Book at a press conference on Wednesday, September 20.  It is the fourteenth report in CAGW’s Piglet Book series, which exposes wasteful spending by state governments.

The Ohio Piglet Book combines elements of two perennial CAGW publications, the Congressional Pig Book and Prime Cuts, with The Buckeye Institute’s knowledge of the Ohio state budget.  The Ohio Piglet Book touches on many areas in the state budget where wasteful spending can be eliminated, providing a valuable resource to legislators and concerned taxpayers.

From education spending to the Third Frontier, the Ohio Piglet Book offers enough examples and analysis to make any Ohio taxpayer cringe. 

The report is  available online at www.cagw.org and www.buckeyeinstitute.org.  For answers to further questions, to schedule an interview, or to order a hard copy, please contact Alexa Moutevelis (202-467-5318, amoutevelis@cagw.org) or David Hansen (614-224-4422, dhansen@buckeyeinstitute.org). 

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.  The Buckeye Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute working to improve the lives of all Ohioans through the pursuit of practical and effective market-oriented approaches to public policy.