Citizens Against Government Waste

The Missouri General Assembly has taken a crucial step in the process to amend the Missouri Constitution by phasing out the state income tax and increasing the sales tax.  On April 21, 2026, the Missouri House of Representative passed HJR 173 by a vote of 95 to 59.  The process in the House started with a January 28, 2026, Missouri House of Representatives Commerce ...

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 efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior.

CAGW Names Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) April Porker of the Month

CAGW named Sen. Elizabeth Warren ...

The inadequacy of the first responders’ communications systems during the 9/11 terrorist attached was one of the reasons the 9/11 Commission suggested that improved coordination was essential during any future incident.  The commission found that the failure to communicate among multiple agencies and jurisdictions “is strong evidence that compatible and adequate communic...

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 efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior.

Boston Tea Party Spirit Lives On in Tax Cuts for Working Families

An April 14, 2026, op-ed in Wash...

The U.S. boasts the most innovative biopharmaceutical industry in the world.  These companies deliver vital cures to patients and the majority of sales the industry make are made by domestic companies.  But that global leadership in a critical industry was challenged in May 2025, when the Department of Commerce announced it was initiating an investigation to determi...