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We’ve officially entered a new phase in the supercommittee negotiations. Just as yesterday’s public hearing was being held, news was... View Article
Continue readingThe Super Committee is Going to Fail
One way or another, the Super Committee is going to fail. If the 7 of the 12 Members of the... View Article
Continue readingLetter to GAO: Review the Financial Disclosure System
Today, Sunlight is sending the following letter (see below) to the Government Accountability Office, or GAO. We are urging them... View Article
Continue readingBank VP Advocates for Less Democracy
In the recent “Too Much of a Good Thing,” Peter Orszag suggests that if we had a little less democracy,... View Article
Continue readingSuper Committee in the Shadows
Roll Call, and now Politico, have important stories about the super committee meeting in secret. It’s becoming clear that the... View Article
Continue readingReddit AMA on Super Committee Transparency
We were excited to see that Reddit has the Super Committee transparency bill up in one of its top slots,... View Article
Continue readingPreparing for the US National Action Plan
This coming Tuesday, President Obama will deliver a speech alongside the UN General Assembly, coinciding with the unveiling of the... View Article
Continue readingClosed Meetings for SuperCommittee
(see also update at the end of the post) We’re seeing reports that the Super Committee will be having a... View Article
Continue readingTravel for OKFN’s OGDCamp 2011 in Warsaw
We’re very excited for the upcoming Open Government Data Camp coming up next month in Warsaw, organized by the Open... View Article
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