While we wait for the new House Rules draft to be posted online, it’s a good time to reflect on... View Article
Continue readingHouse Rules Transparency Victory
While we’re still waiting to see the draft copy of the House Rules from the incoming majority today, we’re now... View Article
Continue readingOCE to Stay; Rules Draft Comes Tomorrow
Via Boehner’s twitter feed, it looks like OCE will survive the transition to the 112th Congress. Here’s the CNN story.... View Article
Continue readingLetter to Boehner: Expand Video Access
Inspired in part by a recent C-SPAN letter to incoming Speaker Boehner, Sunlight sent today the following letter to Leader... View Article
Continue readingParty Rules
It’s been widely reported that the House Republicans have recently posted their conference rules online for the first time. While... View Article
Continue readingLeaks and Open Government
Some recent discussions of WikiLeaks have labeled information leaks as the silver bullet in creating a more transparent government. There... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government Directive: Live Blogging the White House
December 8th is the one year anniversary of the Open Government Directive, and the White House is doing a live question and answer session to commemorate. We'll be liveblogging the event below - it's scheduled to start at 2:00pm ET.
Continue readingIt’s Time For Earmark Transparency
As Paul just noted, the Senate just rejected a ban on earmarks. In the absence of an outright, Congress-wide ban... View Article
Continue readingEvading Read the Bill
As House Republican leaders examine their options for House reforms, the 72 Hour Rule, or ReadTheBill, is always near the... View Article
Continue readingOpen Data: Appetite vs. Reality
Tech-savvy governments are adopting new transparency policies for “Open Data,” broad pronouncements intended to create things like a “presumption of... View Article
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