The budget deal bill is online for everyone to see. For all of the other feelings everyone has about how... View Article
Continue readingPublic Cut Out of Budget Negotiations
Well, here we are. Details of the budget deal negotiated last week have finally been posted online, and e-government programs... View Article
Continue readingDonor Confidential
Today’s Wall Street Journal runs an Op-Ed from James Huffman, 2010 Republican nominee for the US Senate from Oregon. Running... View Article
Continue readingFour Questions on the Budget Deal
Last night’s House and Senate votes have managed to avert a government shutdown, but the picture still isn’t clear about... View Article
Continue readingIs the Secrecy of the Shutdown Negotiations Appropriate?
After getting riled up on twitter about the incredible secrecy under which the budget negotiations are being undertaken, I decided... View Article
Continue readingAdvisory Committee Event
A quick reminder: the Advisory Committee on Transparency event on lobbying starts in about an hour. If you can’t make... View Article
Continue readingGovernors Shutting off States?
Is there a trend against transparency in the States? Because recent news from Utah, Maine, and Tennessee sure makes it... View Article
Continue readingWhere is Obama on Bush’s Earmark Transparency Executive Order
Since the current leadership “ban” on earmarks went into effect at the beginning of this Congress, there has been an... View Article
Continue readingCivic Hacking at Slashroots
Last weekend, I spoke at the Slashroots conference, held at the University of the West Indies Mona School of Business.... View Article
Continue readingMore Transparency for Official Expenses in the House
Yesterday, Rep. Gary Peters introduced a bill that would require reports on House Members’ expenditures to be posted on House.gov.... View Article
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