Why Look At Former Staffers Turned Lobbyists?
Throughout this year I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at the connections between powerful players in the health... View Article
Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight – Day 2
For my 2nd installment of 24 days of Local Sunlight, I want to give a shout out to Kansas Meadowlark,... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Creates Database of Members’ Expenditures
We’ve put up a new database. On Monday, the House published their Statements of Disbursements online for the first time,... View Article
Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight
Today is December 1st and as we head toward the end of the year I wanted to start thanking some... View Article
Continue readingImportant “Read the Bill” Questions
At the end of the day, what matters most to us at Sunlight is that we can all get access to the government information which can (and does) impact our lives. That information needs to be ONLINE and in REAL-TIME. It's information we've exercised one of our most precious rights to allow a group of leaders to create, and information we're paying for with our tax dollars.
Continue readingDeclaring a Read the Bill Victory
An awful lot has happened between April 2009 and now, and one of the most important developments on Capitol Hill and among the public has been that Congress can no longer talk about a piece of major legislation without a reporter asking, "will the final version of the bill be online for 72 hours?"
Continue readingWisconsin’s Limited Real Time Lobbying Disclosure
Wisconsin like the federal government and every other state has lobbyists who contact lawmakers about legislation. However, Wisconsin has a... View Article
Continue readingTom Daschle’s New Job Title: Stealth Lobbyist?
Tom Daschle starts a new job today as a senior policy adviser in the government affairs division of DLA Piper. As he’s contemplating whether he needs a plant in his office and figuring out where to have lunch, he has already made one firm decision. Mr. Daschle won’t register as a lobbyist.
Continue readingFEC Guts Post-Abramoff Reform
The Federal Election Commission — the supposed referee of fair campaigning — has just created an ethics loophole big enough for lobbyists to fly a corporate jet through.
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