There’s no better time to speak up for what kinds of information you want from federal agencies. As yesterday’s launch... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government Directive: Looking Forward
As Daniel noted, Friday was a big day for the Open Government Directive. On the timeline (WH version) of what... View Article
Continue readingCitizens United Response, Part 1 – Independent Expenditures
As Ellen noted last Friday, we’ve crafted an agenda in response to the Citizens United decision, setting up the disclosure... View Article
Continue reading“Put it on CSPAN” Translated
Public appetite for transparent health care negotiations is driving us toward more transparency. While Congress has rightly responded to that... View Article
Continue readingWhite House and Influence Reform Anew
We just received a fact sheet from the White House, which outlines some of the policy goals suggested in President... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours — Where Do We Stand?
Now that House Leadership has announced that they’ll post the final version of the health care bill online for 72... View Article
Continue readingReality Check — Health Care Negotiations
To require Congress to negotiate in public is to ban certain communications among Members of Congress. There’s a growing sense... View Article
Continue readingConference Committees Not a Panacea
Over the last few days, there has been considerable discussion over transparency and the health care bills. It has been... View Article
Continue readingThe Business of Not Lobbying
This is outrageous. National Journal’s Under the Influence blog has a piece up on a new lobbying shop whose selling... View Article
Continue readingThree Misconceptions about the Open Government Directive
There are three common misconceptions about the Open Government Directive that I’d like to clear up. 1. “It was late.”... View Article
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