Yesterday, Rep. Bill Foster introduced a bill that would improve public access to legislative information. Specifically, H.R. 6289 calls for:... View Article
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Starting next week, the Supreme Court will release audio recordings of oral arguments on Fridays. Since 1955, the Supreme Court... View Article
Continue readingCoalition Releases Principles for Reforming Earmarks Process
A coalition of lobbyists and good government advocates today released 5 principles for reforming how Congress grants earmark requests. The... View Article
Continue readingBill Closing SEC FOIA Exemption Goes to the President
Yesterday the House passed legislation to close a loophole that may have allowed the SEC to disregard certain FOIA requests.... View Article
Continue readingGoodbye from Eric
Our graduate policy intern, Eric Naing, offers a few farewell words. We will miss him. My time as the graduate... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE Act Fails Again in Senate
This afternoon, the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to cut off debate and proceed to vote on... View Article
Continue readingSenate Moves to Close SEC FOIA Loophole
Yesterday the Senate unanimously voted to close a loophole that may have allowed the SEC to disregard certain FOIA requests. The... View Article
Continue reading20+ Orgs Ask For Better Access to the “Constitution Annotated”
Today, on the birthday of the Constitution, more than 20 organizations and individuals called for better public access to the... View Article
Continue readingBill Would Place Agency Reports to Congress Online
Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH) recently introduced legislation that would make it a lot easier for the public to access thousands... View Article
Continue readingWhat’s in a name?
It’s getting towards the end of summer and we’re getting a little silly here at Sunlight. The news is full... View Article
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