(cross posted from OHP) Many acts of Congress are passed with a reporting requirement. Throughout the US Code are various... View Article
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U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens’ trial for corruption has gone before a jury for deliberations. Federal prosecutors accuse the long-serving lawmaker... View Article
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Back in July, I wrote about Show Us a Better Way, a contest set up by the United Kingdom’s Power... View Article
Continue readingNew Report on E-Rulemaking
Sunlight is very happy to endorse a new report, Acheiving the Potential, The Future of Federal E-Rulemaking. (pdf) The report... View Article
Continue readingBailout Contracts Blacked Out
If I remember correctly, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson sat in a committee hearing and pledged transparency in the operation of... View Article
Continue readingSen. Ensign’s Enemy List
Today, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Gordon Smith for using Senate property to make a political... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Stressed Out
Jury deliberations continue in the Stevens ethics case. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart faces questions about an earmark to a company doing... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: K Street Reeling, K Street Rising
Third quarter lobbying disclosure reports tell the story behind financial services lobbying in the lead up to the Panic of... View Article
Continue readingMemo to Senator Reid: Take Ensign Up on His Offer on S. 223
Knowing we had a great opportunity to corner Sen. Ensign, who’s blocking a bill requiring electronic reporting for senators’ campaign... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: No Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
AIG says it won’t spend bailout funds on lobbying, as other financial services welfare recipients acknowledge that lobbying expenses will... View Article
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