Pat Garofalo

Washington, D.C.

Freelance Writer and Reporter at Freelance

Director of state and local policy at @econliberties. Author: "The Billionaire Boondoggle" and Boondoggle newsletter. DC via NJ. #COYS

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Articles

Beware Corporations Whining About a 'Patchwork of State Laws'

3 weeks ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!Congressional Republicans are advancing a bill that, among its many, many provisions, would preempt — meaning supersede — any state or local regulation of artificial intelligence for a decade.
The Exceedingly Dumb Politics of Data Center Subsidies

1 month ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!The Colorado Senate is currently debating a bill that would make Colorado the latest state to provide tax subsidies for the construction of data centers, those massive facilities tech corporations use to house the servers that allow businesses to store and manage data.
The Lies They Tell Us to Sell Pro Sports Stadium Subsidies

1 month ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!I’ve spent a lotoftimefollowingandwritingaboutvariousprofessionalsports stadium boondoggles.
Arkansas Breaks Up Pharmacy Middlemen

1 month ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!Last week, Arkansas Gov.
States Need to Close This Tax Fraud Loophole

2 months ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!California Attorney General Rob Bonta and state Sen. Ben Allen last week unveiled a bill — SB 799 — that would enhance the Golden State’s ability to pursue tax fraud cases against dominant corporations and wealthy individuals.
Study Shows the Nexus Between Corporate Subsidies and Corporate Malfeasance

2 months ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!Regular readers here know there is a clear connection between corporate subsidies — specific corporations receiving public money for specific actions, such as opening a warehouse or a factory somewhere — and corruption in the political system.
A Favorite State Solution for Lowering Drug Prices Doesn't Actually Work

2 months ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week vetoed — for the second time — a bill that would create a state prescription drug affordability board.
State Legislators Need Higher Pay and More Staff

2 months ago | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks!Last week, Arizona State Sen. Eva Burch, who represented the state’s 9th Legislative District, resigned, effective this Friday.
Beware State Crypto Cronyism

Mar 6, 2025 | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up.
Secret Corporate Subsidy Deals, Under Fire

Feb 26, 2025 | boondoggle.substack.com | Pat Garofalo

This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up.