TPA's Tricks and Treats: TPA Weekly Update - November 1, 2019 On November 5, 2019, voters in Fort Dodge, Iowa will vote on a referendum on whether to allow the city to create a government-owned internet utility. The city's highly-paid consultants can't …

Big Trouble in Little Rhode Island and Cincinnati Blues: TPA Weekly Update - October 25, 2019 Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) passed away last week.  His funeral was earlier today. There weren’t many issues that TPA agreed with Elijah Cummings on, but we d…

TPA Testifies on C-Band Spectrum and Another Dem Debate: TPA Weekly Update - October 18, 2019 Waiting for the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) much-anticipated business plan feels a lot like Waiting for Godot.  Will it ever arrive? Does it even exi…

Fort Dodge TV Campaign and Green New Deal Shenanigans: TPA Weekly Update - October 11, 2019   The District of Columbia (D.C.) is proposing a special 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax targeted at producers of “sugary drinks.”  We sent a letter earlier this w…

Reforming the FDA: Saving Money, Saving Lives: TPA Weekly Update - October 4, 2019 The end of the fiscal year came and went and there was virtually no talk of deficits and debt. But we asked you what you thought in our poll: “As the end of the fiscal y…

Happy Fiscal New Year and Hospice Care Reform - TPA Weekly Update: September 27, 2019 Before I get into the featured issues, I want to invite everybody to our Capitol Hill briefing on FDA Reform next Wednesday at noon in Room 188 of the Senate Russell B…

Pelosi's Drug Problem and Food Stamps for Billionaires - TPA Weekly Update: September 20, 2019   Every week I tell you what TPA thinks about a wide range of issues facing taxpayers and consumers. Well, we want to hear from you. Go to our homepage and ch…

National Vaper Madness and Shutdown Déjà Vu - TPA Weekly Update: September 13, 2019 Well, last night was time, yet again, for another #DemDebate. The slate of candidates is finally getting smaller (poor Tulsi!) but the same bankrupt ideas remain. Even t…

Solar Roads Go Dark and Maryland's Broadband Temptation : TPA Weekly Update - September 6, 2019 When I was younger, I lived on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Life was good, but we always feared hurricanes. Hurricane Dorian hit St. Thomas this pa…

Happy Labor Day! and Summer Tariffs - TPA Weekly Update: August 29, 2019 Happy Labor Day! Time for that one last vacation before fall. Labor Day also means that members of Congress are on their way back from their 6-week summer vacation. Wait, didn’t yo…

Seaside C-Band and the Venezuelan Property Rights - TPA Weekly Update: August 23, 2019 This week, TPA president David Williams is in the “Land Down Under,” hanging out with sharks and promoting our work to hold International Governmental Organizations (…

Budget-Busting and Another Failed FDA Crusade - TPA Weekly Update: August 16, 2019 We all know the saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This week, however, we learned that the road to public policy hell is paved with … solar panel…