President Obama’s mentioned several of Sunlight’s core issues in his State of the Union Address issues last night. A closer... View Article
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STATE OF THE UNION –Obama’s comments on transparency: “In the coming year, we will also work to rebuild people’s faith... View Article
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Lofgren out at Ethics Committee — Roll Call Harry Reid rebuts earmark talk from President Obama — Dave Weigel Financial... View Article
Continue readingLobbying at Davos
Davos isn’t just a place where the wealthy, influential, and powerful get together to swap ideas. It’s also a place... View Article
Continue readingWall Street Journal sues for access to Medicare records
The Wall Street Journal announced today that it's suing for access to data on payments that doctors receive from Medicare, which has been exempt from public disclosure thanks to a 1979 court case won by the American Medical Association. The Journal argues that absent data on the payments, it's impossible for journalists or members of the public to tell which doctors are billing the system improperly. "It's time to overturn an injunction that, for decades, has allowed some doctors to defraud Medicare free from public scrutiny," Mark Jackson, the counsel for Dow Jones, the Journal's immediate ...
Continue readingPre-State of the Union Fundraisers
This is a cross-post with Political Party Time There are some pre-State of the Union fundraisers happening on the Hill... View Article
Continue readingFollow the State of the Union with Sunlight Live
When President Barack Obama makes his second State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET, tune into sunlightlive.com to watch the speech with real-time reporting and context. Using our award-winning Sunlight Live platform, we'll be live blogging the president's speech and the responses by Reps. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.
In addition to Sunlight reporters, our live blog will feature reporters from CQ Roll Call, the National Journal, the Center for Public Integrity and the Huffington Post.
Alongside the live video stream and blog, Sunlight Live features what we like to call ...
Continue readingThe Death of the FEC
Rick Hasen has a must read column on the death of the Federal Election Commission and the slow erosion of... View Article
Continue readingThe Local Open Government Directive
Introducing the Local Open Government Directive, a model based on the federal Open Government Directive modified to help local governments bring about openness and transparency. Over the last month, representatives from Colorado Smart Communities, CityCamp, Code for America, , the Sunlight Foundation and many other activists have been working together to create this document.
Continue readingWatch the State of the Union on Sunlight Live
Tonight the Sunlight Foundation will cover President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union using our award-winning Sunlight Live platform of... View Article
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