BusinessWeek, in a good piece on the falling fortunes of car dealerships asks the following question, “Why has Congress not... View Article
Continue readingGM, Chrysler to cut 3,000 campaign contributors
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General Motors Corp and Chrysler aim to drop as many as 3,000 U.S. dealers and are expected to begin sending notifications as early as Thursday, three people briefed on the still developing plans said.GM, facing a U.S. government-imposed deadline of June 1 to restructure or file for bankruptcy, is expected to send termination notices to up to 2,000 dealers -- a third of its roughly 6,000 U.S. dealers, the sources told Reuters.
Chrysler, which filed for bankruptcy on April 30, will also tell up to 1,000 of its 3,189 U ...
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Listing “Earmarks” in Lobbying Disclosures
Most lobbyists seeking earmarks for clients are likely trying to operate slightly on the sly. At least you’d think. That’s... View Article
Continue readingEarmark request disclosures: do deadlines make a difference?
Adam Hughes of OMB Watch asks a trenchant question in response to a report by Jackie Kucinich in Roll Call. Kucinich notes that Rep. James Oberstar, chair of the House Transportation Committee, which will be overseeing the massive transportation reauthorization bill (the last one, as Taxpayers for Common Sense's Steve Ellis tells Roll Call, contained earmarks for the bridges to nowhere), will have less stringent earmark disclosure rules than the House Appropriations Committee. The latter, chaired by Rep. David Obey, requires members post their earmark requests online before they submit them to the committee. Oberstar, by contrast "set a ...
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2 Easy Wins for your Congressional Website
2 Easy wins for your Congressional Website
Lots of members of congress are busily updating their website. It seems these days that we're getting lots of brilliantly designed congressional websites as the innovation in design from the campaigns trickles ever so slowly into government.
If you're helping to build your Member of Congress' website, I'd like to ask you to do two things:
Continue readingWashington State. Transparency Begats Request for More
The (Spokane, Wash.) Spokesman-Review reports on an effort in Washington State to update and close loopholes in their far-reaching open... View Article
Continue readingEarmarks Crash Computer, Chairman Accepts Less Transparency
I don’t know what amuses me most, that this happens at all or that this happens every year. The computer... View Article
Continue readingBlue Dog Dems Rake in Health Care Contributions, Protest Exclusion from Debate
On the same day that President Obama met with a number of health care organizations, a group of 45 conservative... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Family Business, John Murtha edition…
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