Following up on the previous post, I took a look at the Baird bill (H.R. 682) to require disclosure of... View Article
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The Senate health care reform bill (viewable here) contains numerous provisions that stress disclosure and transparency, specifically online disclosure and... View Article
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NPR Senior News Analyst and ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts reviewed the political landscape facing advocates of reasonable public access... View Article
Continue readingLooking for the Transparency Dividend in Minnesota
This year has seen more attention than ever given to transparency – most focused on the White House and federal... View Article
Continue readingReal-Time Data Program Wins Innovation Award
I know this is a couple days old, but it hasn’t been mentioned here yet. The District of Columbia’s real-time... View Article
Continue readingAgencies Not Reporting Stimulus Lobbying Contacts
Lobbyists are in midst of a bonanza in Washington. With the Obama administration pursuing so many goals at once, the... View Article
Continue readingTwo House Health Care Committees Excel in Disclosure
Two of the key House committees that have passed health care reform legislation are disclosing significant information from the committee... View Article
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Sunlight has no stated position on grassroots lobbying disclosure, but I thought that this story was worth flagging as I’d... View Article
Continue readingThe Machine Can Make It For Us
So, the House Ethics Committee is planning on reviewing the 2007 travel rules and one area they hope to fix... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Refuses to Disclose Visits From Health Care Lobbyists, Execs
During the 2008 presidential primary campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, then-Sen. Obama promised to hold open, televised negotiations... View Article
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