Richard Allen Smith

Richard Allen Smith is the Communications Director at In the Public Interest.

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New ITPI Report: Privatization Triggers “Alarming Race to the Bottom” for Middle Class, Community Services

Case studies from across America show how outsourcing public services forces taxpayers to widen income inequality, lower quality of services in their own communities.

By: Richard Allen Smith ,; InthePublicInterest

June 4, 2014

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States Move to Curb Outsourcing Public Services, Protect Taxpayers

Vermont and West Virginia recently introduced transparency and accountability legislation aimed at protecting taxpayersand putting them back in charge of their public services.

By: Richard Allen Smith ,; InthePublicInterest

February 1, 2014

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Immigrant Rights Advocates Say Trump’s First Year Was “Much Worse” Than Expected

Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow

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Communities Say Congress Broke Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mine Lands

Who Are the Shadowy Contractors That Are Training ICE’s Attack Teams?

Immigrant Rights Advocates Say Trump’s First Year Was “Much Worse” Than Expected

Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow