In a fairly unsurprising vote, the Senate just rejected a two year ban on earmarks by a 39-56 vote. While... View Article
Continue readingIt Ain’t Easy Tracking Earmarks
In what are otherwise reasonable commentaries on earmarks, a certain meme has emerged in the editorial pages across the land... View Article
Continue readingThe face of earmark lobbying to come
With the House of Representatives and the Senate Republicans imposing an earmark moratorium and President Barack Obama jumping on the... View Article
Continue readingFuture of Earmark Transparency Video
Yesterday, the Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted “the Future of Earmark Transparency” on Capitol Hill. Speaking at the event were Steve... View Article
Continue readingMore on the earmark moratorium
Apparently, the Senate voted earlier this year on whether or not to impose an earmark moratorium for 2010 and 2011.... View Article
Continue readingMcConnell endorses earmark moratorium
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, after stating his support for earmarks, has come out to back a moratorium on earmarks... View Article
Continue readingTransparency and the Earmark Moratorium
Presumptive Speaker Boehner has now come out in favor of a full earmark moratorium in the House. There will be... View Article
Continue readingThe Future of Earmark Transparency: Event Announcement
Earmark transparency will be the subject of a panel discussion next Monday on Capitol Hill. The conversation is particularly timely... View Article
Continue readingDid the dog eat American Action Network’s disclosure reports?
Editor's note: As of today (10/27), American Action Network's buy in Colorado now shows up on Federal Election Commission disclosures, $725,000 dated October 12. The Denver Post reports today that channel 9 (ABC) pulled the ad posted below for false claims.
Soon after news surfaced that the American Action Network planned to drop $1.5 million into Colorado's seventh district, where Democratic incumbent Ed Perlmutter is facing off against Ryan Frazier in a race that has become competitive, TV advertisements started going up on the airwaves. The conservative group, however, has yet to report spending ...
Continue readingCoalition Releases Principles for Reforming Earmarks Process
A coalition of lobbyists and good government advocates today released 5 principles for reforming how Congress grants earmark requests. The... View Article
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