Congress will shed significant legislative capacity if the budget bill approved earlier today by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Google+
I’d be remiss to not comment on Google+ after last week’s successful beta launch. I was lucky enough to get... View Article
Continue readingState Governors redefine open government
The National Governors Association (NGA) will be holding their 103rd annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah – July 15th... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 7/7/2011
Collected by Policy Intern Jacob Hutt Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced... View Article
Continue readingLabs Update: July 2011
It's back to work after a 4th of July filled with hamburgers, hot dogs, and other non-meat options. Here's what the Labs was up to over the past month...
Continue readingHelp us identify the lobbyists
On May 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee held a hearing on the proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Titled "Is Humpty Dumpty Being Put Back Together Again?" the hearing was concerned with possible antitrust issues, questions of competition, access to wireless service, rising costs and the loss of jobs.
Of course, Washington lobbyists had their own concerns and not surprisingly, the room was packed. In concert with National Journal, we at Sunlight decided to turn the cameras around 180 degrees to see who was watching the hearing. Our hope is that you can help us identify D ...
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 7/6/2011
Here is Wednesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingDebt Limit Secrecy
Every time we learn something about the debt ceiling negotiations, we should take it with a big grain of salt.... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 7/5/11
Here is Tuesday’s look at the (shortened) week’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: New Oklahoma website improves state accountability
For a while now, we have been advocating for opening up our government through the use of technology and the... View Article
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