Lobbyists, lobbying disclosure, and lobbying reform were the topics of an Advisory Committee on Transparency panel discussion this past Monday... View Article
Continue readingReminder: “Washington’s Lobbying Fix” event one week from today
A week from today, the Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion on lobbying reform, entitled “"Washington’s Lobbying Fix", on 2pm in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Our panel of lobbyists, experts, and journalists will discuss the current state of lobbying disclosure, evaluate the need for lobbying reform, and consider proposals for real-time lobbying disclosure.
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“[M]any honest people will cheat” was the conclusion Duke behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely reached based upon experiments he designed... View Article
Continue readingIs it better for lobbyists to be smart or well-connected?
Although our modern lives present many irreducible questions — nature vs. nurture, liberty vs. security, funny vs. good-looking — a... View Article
Continue readingSCOTUS: Corporations Not People (at least with respect to one FOIA provision)
Today the Supreme Court handed down a decision in FCC v. AT&T (decision here [PDF]) in which the Court decided... View Article
Continue readingWashington’s Lobbying Fix — Panel Discussion on March 14
(cross-posted from transparencycaucus.org) The Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion on lobbying reform, entitled “Washington’s Lobbying Fix,”... View Article
Continue readingJCP directs enhanced access to 3 of “our nation’s vital legislative and legal documents”
I’m rather late in sharing the news, but “enhanced access” to three of “our nation’s vital legislative and legal documents”... View Article
Continue readingBudget.gov redux
Today the White House will release its blueprint for the federal budget. Last year I called for all federal budget... View Article
Continue readingIs progress the opposite of Congress?
Today, the Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion entitled Reforming Congress: The good, the bad, and the... View Article
Continue readingReforming Congress: The good, the bad, and the ugly
On Monday, February 14, the Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion entitled Reforming Congress: The good, the... View Article
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