Trouble In Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey Of Toy Safety 11/24/2009

In 2008, Congress responded to an unprecedented wave of recalls of toys and other children’s products by passing the first major overhaul of the Consumer Product Safety Commission since it was established during the Nixon Administration.

Greasing the Wheels: The Crossroads of Campaign Money & Transportation Policy 11/16/2009

Despite crumbling infrastructure, in 2008 only about 10 percent of transportation earmark dollars went to repairs. Here in New Mexico, there are 404 bridges that the U.S. Department of Transportation has deemed “structurally deficient.” But in 2008, while 14 transportation earmarks were approved, totaling $8,268,000, only 3 were bridge repair projects.