Policy Intern Adeeb Sahar wrote this post. Here is your serving of today’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related... View Article
Continue readingRomney falls further behind Obama in race for campaign cabbage
Mitt Romney and President Obama have released their July campaign fundraising totals, and the Republican challenger continues to fall further behind the incumbent in the race to raise the most money.
Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee claim they raised $75 million last month--$4 million more than their haul in June, while Romney's campaign and the Republican National Committee say they brought in just $101 million, a decline from the $106 million they raised the month before. Much has been made of the fact that Romney has outpaced Obama in monthly numbers since effectively wrapping up ...
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: Political Spending by Unions Far Exceeds Direct Donations
Redacted – WSJ Union Spending The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Unions spend more money on politics than is... View Article
Continue readingWebinar: Learn How to ‘Follow the Money’
Having trouble telling the Patriot Majority USA from the House Majority PAC? Or what makes an independent expenditure different than... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 8/3/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP: Government STOCK Act delayed in Congress to deal with potential problems: In order to fix troubles with the... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 8/2/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP: Campaign Finance Whitehouse not done with campaign finance reform: Despite the failure of the DISCLOSE Act in the... View Article
Continue readingLawmakers, Executive Branch officials honored for about $19 million last year
Companies, associations and the lobbyists employed by them contributed almost $19 million to charities in honor of federal officials last... View Article
Continue readingSpecial interests honor Congress, executive branch with nearly $19 million in 2011
Spurred by reports that Smartphone software made by Google and Apple could violate users' privacy, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee called executives from the companies to testify in May 2011. For the most part, the senators were uncharacteristically deferential to the hi-tech titans appearing before their panel. In his brief opening statement, ranking member Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said, “We need a whole lot more information and knowledge in terms of those of us on the legislative side before we come to conclusions about what needs to be done.”
One day later, Coburn was recognized at a Consumer Electronics Association event for ...
Continue readingGraphic: Which officials were honored the most in 2011?
Companies, associations and the lobbyists employed by them contributed almost $19 million to charities in honor of federal officials last year, the vast majority of it for members of Congress. You can read the full report on 2011's honorary giving here.
To find out which lawmakers and cabinet members were honored most, or to see which interests paid the most in honorary expenses last year, search the interactive graphic below. You can even filter the graphic for lawmakers from your home state.
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Continue readingBroadcasters put political ad buy files online today
With the 2012 election three months away, stations in some of the nation's biggest television markets will start uploading information on political ad buys to the Internet for the first time today, bringing out of the dark ages at least some information on who's behind political ads.
The move represents a major victory for open government groups that have been fighting for more than a decade to get the information contained in television filing cabinets on the Internet, but it does come with considerable limitations. The Sunlight Foundation, along with the Free Press and other partners, is seeking ...
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