Via this tweet, we just discovered that the President’s budget proposes that the Senate should be required to electronically file... View Article
Continue readingSecret Cabinets of Cash
Byron Tau makes a great point in Politico: Obama’s reversal on super PACs returns “to a system where corporate donors,... View Article
Continue readingObama Super PAC Thoughts
Last night’s announcement came as no surprise — that the President would formally align himself with super PAC run by... View Article
Continue readingHouse Doubts on Electronic Disclosure?
Maybe my last post was a little too comfortable — trying to strengthen the disclosure requirements of the STOCK Act.... View Article
Continue readingAnother STOCK Act Update
Since the STOCK Act is presumably going to see House floor consideration this week, we’re continuing to follow the bill... View Article
Continue readingBulk Data at the House Legislative Data Conference
Many of us from Sunlight have been at the House’s legislative data conference today, as Daniel has noted on the... View Article
Continue readingSTOCK Act Update
As the STOCK Act keeps marching through the Senate, on the heels of a State of the Union push from... View Article
Continue readingTransparency in the State of the Union
Tonight’s State of the Union Address raised even less transparency issues than we expected. (See the text at the end... View Article
Continue readingThe Senate’s Dodd Problem
MPAA head lobbyist Chris Dodd threatened Congress and the President last week, suggesting that lawmakers should remember that they’ve been... View Article
Continue readingLooking to Obama’s State of the Union
Tonight, President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address, and we’ll be watching to see how his... View Article
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