CCAGW took positions for or against eight ballot measures and supported the correct outcomes on five of them.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste State Ballot Measure Guide
Voters across America will be considering ballot initiatives on November 3, 2020. CCAGW has compiled a list of ballot initiatives to support or oppose.
The Lack of Federal Privacy Policy Causes Inconsistency with Tracing Apps
Many states have adopted contact tracing, but there are concerns with the lack of federal privacy policy.
ATF Fails to Comply with Appropriations Act Restrictions
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) operates 25 firearms-related data systems, 16 of which contain purchaser information given to the ATF by federal firearms licensees (FFLs). A June 2016 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reviewed four of these systems and found that some data systems do not comply with the restrictions that […]
IRS Hiring of Outside Litigator Appears to Violate Law and Infringe Privacy
In what appears to be an unprecedented and illegal action, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has apparently for the first time hired a law firm to assist in the income tax audit and investigation of a taxpayer. In a May 13, 2015 letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) […]
Make Vanishing Rights Reappear
The government cannot come into your home and rifle through your personal belongings without a warrant or a subpoena authorizing such a search. However, unless the outdate Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was enacted in 1986, is amended, files stored online with cloud computing vendors, email service providers and others may be subject to […]
Navigating Healthcare Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $67 million in grants to more than 100 organizations to assist individuals needing help navigating the confusing process of signing up for Obamacare. On August 14, 2013, the attorney generals of 13 states sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius, raising apprehension about what they […]