Press Articles & Mentions Archives
June 2007
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New York Newsday - Why Alaska, not LI, is in the money
WASHINGTON - Alaskans received more than $1,000 worth of federal money per resident for special projects in their state in 2005, while Long Islanders got just $34, an examination of a new database of congressional earmarks shows.
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The Washington Post - New Life for an Open-Government Law
Without access to records, people cannot hold government accountable. One of the most important avenues for that on the federal level is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), now in the midst, I hope, of reform.
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The Chicago Tribune - Telling all on 'earmarks' easier said than done for lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- Democrats and Republicans scrapped last week over public disclosure of "earmarks," the time-honored, recently scorned congressional tradition of tagging federal money for lawmakers' pet projects. Two Illinois Republicans called loudly for openness.
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The Hill - Modern world, ancient websites
Technology and politics are rapidly intertwining in the new millennium as presidential candidates adopt sophisticated online operations to raise money, get out the vote and connect to new voters. Social networking, blogging and online video technologies have taken the political world by storm. But in Washington, members of Congress are forced to watch this race for online superiority from the sidelines.
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The Hill - Coalition pushes Congress on earmarks pledge
A coalition of liberal and conservative watchdog groups is asking members of Congress to open Capitol Hill’s earmark requests to the public.
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The Hill - Improve databases
Americans have a growing appetite for information. We want to see things for ourselves directly, and the activities in Congress are no exception. We want to be able to read the text of legislation being debated, track the activity on legislation as it moves forward, watch hearings over the Web and be able to see Congress from new angles.
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The Lexington Herald-Leader - Senator unmasked
Unfortunately, the public still doesn't know who is stalling a vote on Senate 223, the Senate Campaign Disparity Act, which requires that routine Senate campaign documents to be filed electronically -- the same expected of presidential and House candidates.
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The Hill - Preserving information
James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress, once said, "The digital history of this nation is imperiled by the very technology that is used to create it." Indeed, it is an irony of the digital age that the technology that can make information easily available in the short run can also make it difficult to preserve for the long term. The digital record of the activities of Congress may be lost if we do not take decisive action.
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Roll Call - Everybody Wants to Be a Director
If you see random tourists, or perhaps even seasoned (but notoriously low-paid) reporters, chasing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) with their camera phones in hand, it may be less about the Iraq War and more because they're a bit cash-strapped.
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The Courier-Journal - Group plans billboard to goad McConnell
WASHINGTON -- Weather permitting, a billboard will be put up today along Interstate 65 near the fairgrounds in Louisville asking: "What's McConnell Hiding?" The words will be accompanied by the depiction of a hand turning on a light bulb, illuminating the face of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
