The non-partisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) is the Old Dominion State’s version of the Center for Responsive Politics by... View Article
Continue readingWe’ll Be Following This New Blog
Here’s a positive development: The National Journal is putting more focus on the role lobbying and advocacy with its newly... View Article
Continue readingBailout Lobbying, Grassroots, and PACs
If ever there was a doubt that campaign contributions effect the votes of lawmakers, look no further than today’s Op-Ed... View Article
Continue readingExaminer Op-Ed on Transparency and Transition
The Washington Examiner was kind enough to publish an Op-Ed I wrote on transparency in the new administration. The starting... View Article
Continue readingTotal Transparency Lobbying Reform
Lanny Davis, Washington attorney and former Clinton White House counsel, wrote an very interesting editorial that was published earlier this... View Article
Continue readingMidnight Regulations
Ever since Jimmy Carter became a lame duck after the 1980 elections, outgoing presidents have proposed “midnight regulations” in the... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
Continue readingYouTube Presidential Dialogue, Sort Of
Sunlight’s Ellen Miller posted previously on President-Elect Barack Obama’s use of Internet video – or lack of imaginative use. Recently,... View Article
Continue readingLegiStorm’s Earmark Database
LegiStorm, the sister company of the for-profit Storming Media, provides information about the U.S. Congress to the public. In line... View Article
Continue readingCleaning House or Cleaning Up
Jonathan Stein, with Mother Jones‘ D.C. Bureau, has written “Cleaning House,” a fascinating article about the process of moving newly-elected... View Article
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