The Buckeye Institute and CAGW to Release Ohio Piglet Book
(Columbus, OH) - The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, an Ohio-based nonpartisan research and educational institute and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), the nation's premiere taxpayer watchdog, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 9 to release the Ohio Piglet Book, which details $3.5 billion of wasteful spending in the state's budget.
What: Ohio Piglet Book Release
Who: Citizens Against Government Waste and The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions
When: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 2:00 pm
Where: Ohio Statehouse, First Floor Southeast Passage (Across from Room 114)
Featured speakers will include: David Hansen, President, Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, and David Williams, Vice President of Policy, CAGW.
The Ohio Piglet Book combines elements of two perennial CAGW publications, the Congressional Pig Book and Prime Cuts, with the Buckeye Institute's knowledge of the Ohio state budget. The Ohio Piglet Book touches on many areas in the state budget where wasteful spending can be eliminated, providing a valuable resource to legislators and concerned taxpayers.
From $2.14 million in marketing and research support to private wineries to $21 million in taxpayer funded art, the Ohio Piglet Book offers enough examples to make any Ohio taxpayer cringe.
Hard copies will be distributed at the press conference. The report will also be available online at http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/ and http://www.cagw.org/. For answers to questions about the press conference or to order a hard copy, please contact Matthew Carr (614-224-4422, mcarr@buckeyeinstitute.org) or Tom Finnigan (202-467-5309, media@cagw.org).
The Buckeye Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute working to improve the lives of all Ohioans through the pursuit of practical and effective market-oriented approaches to public policy. Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
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