District of Columbia (D.C.) Mayor Muriel Bowser and the City Council are proposing to give a billion-dollar taxpayer handout to the Washington Commanders for a new football field to replace Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium. While Mayor Bowser is championing the deal as a defining achievement of her administration, giving more than $1 billion to […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. The F-35 Alternate Engine Should Not Be Revived There should be no third bite at […]
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and 10 states are pushing to restrict the kinds of foods and drinks Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can purchase. These proposals would have no direct fiscal effect, as total SNAP funding levels would remain unchanged, but they would limit personal choices and individual freedom and expand government control over […]
High-speed rail projects across the U.S. continue to be challenged as the federal government reviews the effectiveness of its expenditures. On April 14, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) terminated Amtrak’s contract with Texas Central Partners to build the Texas Central Railway, a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. The $63.9 million in unspent […]
Sacramento’s quixotic project leads the way as the nation’s most expensive and wasteful passenger rail boondoggle
New “High-Risk List” report identifies 38 programs vulnerable to significant waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.
Legislation in Nebraska and Oregon threatens to roll back historic declines in both youth and adult cigarette smoking.
Proposals to establish new municipal utilities would roll back the advance of energy privatization.
Regulators approve less-harmful alternative to tobacco.
Congress can advance government efficiency by cutting corporate welfare programs.
