Building on the achievements of the Open House Project, today we are launching a parallel initiative, the Open Senate Project.... View Article
Continue readingTransition Recommendations
Lots of folks are starting to think about the transition to a new Administration. We know of at least 2... View Article
Continue readingTransparency International Style
I am about to head off to the annual meeting of Transparency International, a group who’s work I have long... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Freddie’s Lobbying
Just like on Elm Street, Freddie killed bills in Congress. The Ted Stevens trial is set to wrap up today... View Article
Continue readingBeing Online is Not Enough
As more and more citizens start depending on the Internet to find information, it’s troubling to learn that state Web... View Article
Continue readingWashington State Lobbyist Disclosure
An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer examines the difficulty of searching for lobbyist contributions in the Washington state disclosure databases.... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Cell, Cell, Cell…
Sen. McCain, can you hear me now? Sen. Stevens pays for his own lunch like a big boy. And Rep.... 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 readingThe Recession Proof Congress
The Center for Responsive Politics reports that the personal finances of members of Congress grew by 11 percent between 2006... View Article
Continue readingOpenSecrets.org updates Financial Disclosure database
Want to know what members of Congress disclosed owning stock in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, American International Group or Bear Stearns on their most recent financial disclosure reports?
Want to see who reported owing money to Countrywide Financial? (Try here and here.)
OpenSecrets.org has provided the latest digitized data on financial disclosure forms filed by members of Congress, searchable by member, by company name or by keyword. Find out what assets, liabilities and transactions were popular on Capitol Hill.
The most recent disclosures covered data as of the end of 2007; in June 2009 we'll get a look ...
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