Tarren Bragdon: Biography and Latest Articles

Biography

Tarren Bragdon is the chief executive officer at the Foundation for Government Accountability, which he founded in 2011 to help people experience the power of work by advancing reforms that move individuals from welfare to work, reduce government barriers to better jobs, and lower the cost of private health coverage.

Articles

Money for Local Elections Should Come From the Local Government, Not a Billionaire Corporate Figurehead

By Tarren Bragdon

Democrats often like to talk about getting corporate money out of politics. Several candidates have even made it part of ...

June 11, 2021

Now Is Not the Time to Bail Out States and Increase Dependency

By Tarren Bragdon

As Congress negotiates another coronavirus relief package, some are considering sending billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out state and ...

December 17, 2020

Gov. DeSantis Protects Health and a Healthy Economy

By Tarren Bragdon

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is winning the COVID marathon and helping build a strong Florida in the process. For months ...

September 03, 2020

Preparing for a Rainy Year: How Nebraska was Prepared for COVID-19

By Tarren Bragdon

For most Americans, COVID-19 and the economic aftermath was a huge shock. Our economy was booming, unemployment was at historic ...

July 14, 2020

Reopening America Is the Only Bailout States Need

By Tarren Bragdon

Americans are weary and worried. They are fatigued and stressed by lockdowns, by local businesses staying closed for so long, ...

June 05, 2020

South Dakota Entered the COVID-19 Crisis on Solid Ground

By Tarren Bragdon

In the past several weeks, Gov. Kristi Noem has shown an extraordinary ability to walk and chew gum at the ...

June 02, 2020

Mr. Obama, tear up your plan!

By Tarren Bragdon

The president is ready for another close up. Last week, not only did he offer his much-awaited health care ...

March 05, 2010

Senate Finance Committee: Skating on Potomac River Ice in Middle of a "Snowe" Storm

By Tarren Bragdon

It never ceases to amaze me how the busiest woman in Washington remains so accessible. Just this week alone, ...

September 24, 2009

Memo to White House: Snowe is Not in the Forecast

By Tarren Bragdon

The email dings started around 10:00 pm, and continued throughout the night as folks throughout Maine sent me the latest report ...

September 08, 2009

The "Public Plan" Exists and It Doesn't Work

By Tarren Bragdon

What’s new in Washington, D.C. is old news in Maine. While Congress debates the merits of government-run plan as ...

July 23, 2009

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