Presumptive Speaker Boehner has now come out in favor of a full earmark moratorium in the House. There will be... View Article
Continue readingTransparency is Contagious
In 2007, then Minority Leader Boehner spoke at the press conference announcing our Open House Project report, which identified changes... View Article
Continue readingThe Price of Access
An article in Monday’s New York Times announced that Bloomberg LP is expanding their DC publishing work, and investing heavily in... View Article
Continue readingOCE Staffer Leaves
We’re reading that the Staff Director for the Office of Congressional Ethics has announced his departure. (Campaign Legal Center, The... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours: The New Normal
In each of the last 3 political cycles, transparency has been a campaign issue. In 2006 we saw ethics and... View Article
Continue readingThe Most Open Congress Ever?
Today, Sunlight is announcing a package of House Rules reforms for the upcoming 112th Congress that can help create the... View Article
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 2
As Nicole wrote last week, we’re digging into state level transparency, in order to share what we know, and to... View Article
Continue readingNew Openness Rules for Finance Reform
On Friday, the New York Times reported that four agencies responsible for implementing the financial reform bill are announcing new... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Announces Leading Practices Winners
On Thursday, the White House announced the winners of their Leading Practices initiative, that they first outlined in April. The... View Article
Continue readingCitizens Not Increasing Scrutiny
The Washington Independent has a great write-up of political spending after the Citizens decision, with one exception: the headline. Citizens... View Article
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