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New Consumer Agency Takes Over as Nation’s Consumer Bank Cop

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opened its door today, the Arizona PIRG Education Fund and consumer groups across the nation issued a report documenting “10 reasons” consumers need the new CFPB.

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Report | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Financial Reform

Ten Reasons We Need The CFPB Now

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opened its door today, the Arizona PIRG Education Fund and consumer groups across the nation announced the results of a poll showing that an overwhelming majority of likely voters both support a new consumer agency (74%) and want Wall Street held “accountable” (77%).  In addition, the groups issued a report documenting “10 reasons” consumers need the new CFPB.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

New Report Assesses the Potential of Rail Public-Private Partnerships

A first-of-its-kind report released today examines whether high-speed rail should be public, private or both. The report released by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund examines the experience with public-private partnerships for high-speed rail in the U.S. and other countries.  In addition to outlining the promise and pitfalls, the report recommends ten principles to protect taxpayers and the public interest under private financing deals.

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Report | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

High-Speed Rail: Public, Private or Both?

Private sector companies are likely to play a major role in the construction of high-speed rail lines in the United States. Public-private partnerships – or “PPPs” – have come to play an important role in the construction of high-speed rail lines around the world. The experience with high-speed rail PPPs, however, has been mixed.

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Report | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

Building A Better Health Care Marketplace

Consumers across the state know that the health insurance marketplace is broken. Insurers don’t compete for their business, instead offering take-it or-leave-it deals. Important information about coverage is buried in the fine print, making it hard to know what’s really covered. Instead of working to lower costs and improve quality, too many insurers focus on covering healthy enrollees and dumping the sick. And costs are continuing their unsustainable rise.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

THE FOCUS FOR NEXT STAGE OF HEALTH REFORM

The new federal health care reform law puts state leaders in the driver’s seat, according to a new report by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund. Delivering on the Promise shows how state policy makers can implement and improve on the law to ensure it offers the best deal to consumers.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

Misplaced Highway Spending to Blame for Crumbling Roads and Bridges

According to Road Work Ahead: Holding Government Accountable for Fixing America’s Crumbling Roads and Bridges, a new report by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, across the nation, drivers face more than 90,000 miles of crumbling highways and more than 70,000 decaying bridges.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Tax

Taxpayers Footing a $100 Billion Bill for Tax Dodgers

While a lot of attention is given on Tax Day to how tax dollars are spent, the Arizona PIRG Education Fund is instead focused on the $100 billion in revenue lost every year due to loopholes, tax avoidance and tax cheats.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

Business Interviews Highlight Benefits of Light Rail

An Arizona PIRG Education Fund report, The Businesses of Light Rail: a Compilation of Local Business Interviews, highlights economic and other benefits that light rail has provided for local businesses.

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News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Transportation

Arizona’s “Transportation Freedom Days” are Here

This month, many Arizonans will start to celebrate their Transportation Freedom Days, the dates by which a typical household in a particular area has earned enough to cover its annual transportation costs.

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  • Fighting Unjustified Premium Hikes
    It’s time for health insurers to get serious about lowering the cost of care instead of raising deductibles and hiking premiums.
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  • Bringing Passenger Rail to Arizona
    Find out how Arizona can bring passenger rail to our state with policies that utilize private capital and expertise while protecting the public interest.
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  • Building an Energy Efficient Arizona
    Arizona is at an energy crossroad — with a dirty past and the chance for a clean energy future. Read how Arizona can improve efficiency, reduce pollution and save money.
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  • Arizona Earned a B for transparency
    States across the country have been moving toward making their checkbooks transparent by creating online transparency portals. See how Arizona stacks up to other states.
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