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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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ReportCensus-Guided Housing Funds in Michigan
Michigan received over $1 billion in census-guided housing funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute funds across the state.
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ReportCensus-Guided Infrastructure Funds in Michigan
Michigan received over $2 billion in census-guided infrastructure funds for FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute the funds across the state.
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ReportCensus-Guided Economic Development Funds in Michigan
Michigan received close to $1 billion in census-guided economic development funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute the funds across the state.
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ReportPOGO’s Priorities for an Effective 119th Congress
The 119th Congress can and should take steps to reclaim its role as the first branch among equals.
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ReportDollars and Demographics: How Census Data Shapes Federal Funding Distribution
POGO identified 338 federal assistance programs that relied on census data to direct more than $2.1 trillion in federal funds to states and communities in fiscal year 2020. Proper distribution of those funds depends on the reliability of census data.
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ReportRoutine Disqualification: Every State Has Kept Ineligible Candidates off the Ballot, and Trump Could Be Next
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have excluded candidates who do not meet requirements to appear on the ballot, and excluding Trump and other disqualified insurrectionists can be done through the same mechanisms.
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ReportA Rational China-Oriented Military Strategy
The United States’ current plan regarding China is to create a force designed to project power directly into China’s strongest military position. Instead, the U.S. should pursue a defense policy designed to deter aggressive moves in the Pacific.
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ReportModel Code of Conduct for U.S. Supreme Court Justices
The Supreme Court needs a code of conduct. Here is what it should require.
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ReportA Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of the Death in Custody Reporting Act
The Department of Justice has the tools to count deaths in custody. But it isn’t using them.
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ReportBaker’s Dozen: Thirteen Crucial Issues Policymakers Can Act on Now
POGO’s biennial report highlighting areas for policy makers to hit the ground running with common sense, nonpartisan reform recommendations to address problems across our government.
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ReportThe Border Zone Next Door, and Its Out-of-Control Police Force
Recommendations for the Biden Administration to Rein in Customs and Border Protection
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ReportChina Threat Inflation and America’s Nonsensical Plans
Official Washington constantly warns of the imminent military threat posed by China, prompting a sharp increase in defense budgets. The evidence calls these claims and the American response into question.