The Senate released a memo today detailing how the Senate will recognize and disclose secret holds after changing the rules... View Article
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Our sysadmin extraordinaire Timball was presented with this lovely piece of art at Shmoocon a couple of weeks ago:
(In real life the hard drive platters are shinier than they look here)
The piece was made by a gentleman named Phylum Coredata who said Sunlight had inspired it. We think it's pretty awesome (a proper frame is forthcoming). Thanks, P!
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At the beginning of the holiday season last year, Sunlight Labs developed a new tool that forever changed how I... View Article
Continue readingProposed Policies To End Fannie, Freddie Stem From Lobbying Prohibition
This week the Obama administration released three different plans to end or vastly shrink the role of the government in... View Article
Continue readingBig lobbyists battle for big and small clients over Dodd Frank fee cap
As the House Committee on Financial Services readies for next week's hearings to discuss new regulations for the banking industry, lobbyists lined up to battle over the changes, extending a battle between small banks, big banks and big retailers.
In a letter submitted to Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the American Bankers Association said the potential changes, "will cause severe harm to the entire banking industry and, in particular, to community-based banks and the communities they serve."
The ABA's dire warning is a response to proposed regulations by the Federal Reserve on debit card and credit card fees ...
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PRESIDENT OPPOSES OWN TRANSPARENCY —Pogo: “[Yesterday], the Obama Administration vacated a proposal to enhance contract transparency. The proposal would have... View Article
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Chamber of Commerce hiring hackers for dirty tricks. — Think Progress They’re still convicting people for Jack Abramoff-related crimes. —... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Analyzing Engagement with PostRank
We often take blogs for granted, but they remain a wonderful resource for users and an essential, easy-to-use tool for... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Lobbying at the local level
When lobbyists play the influence game, a lot is at stake. And as our senior writer Paul Blumenthal noted, conflict... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (2/10/11)
LOW CORPORATE TAX RATES AIDED BY LOBBYING —Sunlight: “NextEra Energy is one of six energy companies that pay less than... View Article
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