Numerous outlets have reported, and catalogued here, that political influence – campaign contributions, lobbying – has been part and parcel... View Article
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According to various sources, the final stimulus bill (in the form of the conference report) was made publicly availabe last... View Article
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The idea that overt political influence by large organizations like the banking industry, and the larger financial services industry, has,... View Article
Continue readingStop Hiding the Stimulus Bill
While the House and Senate conferees have agreed on what the stimulus bill will look like in final form, the... View Article
Continue readingLawmakers Help Evade Treasury Lobbyist Limits
Last month, the Treasury Department announced new rules restricting contacts made by lobbyists working for firms receiving bailout funds. Those... View Article
Continue readingPMA Group Investigation
After a series of articles noting the November FBI raid of the offices of the PMA Group, a Washington lobby... View Article
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Here are the most read Sunlight blog posts for this past week: 1) Yet again, our number one post is... View Article
Continue readingPossible Justice Department Appointee to Require Lobbyist Waiver
According to the Los Angeles Times, the leading candidate to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy is Mark... View Article
Continue readingFeingold Earmark Amendment Fails
Yesterday, an earmark reform amendment to the stimulus bill introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold was defeated 32-65. The amendment was... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Shmansparency
In an effort to extract some transparency from the Obama administration regarding the waivers for lobbyists handed out by OMB... View Article
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