Transfats, marijuana and medical devices are on the docket in the latest edition of Influence Analytics.
Continue readingEx post facto lobbying: Banks blitz regulators to soften Dodd-Frank’s impact
The same financial interests that lobbied Congress when the Dodd-Frank reform legislation was being considered have turned their efforts toward the executive branch as it crafts rules implementing the law.
Continue readingStock Act Passes, Bill on Political Intelligence Firms to be Introduced
As expected, the Senate passed a watered-down version of the STOCK Act today. We are glad to see new rules... View Article
Continue readingFEC Chills Debate on Post-Citizens United Transparency
The Federal Election Commission is the supposed enforcer of the nation’s campaign finance and disclosure laws. But, with commissioners evenly... View Article
Continue readingFCC Requires Electronic Reporting of “Ex Parte” Meetings: Can’t Congress do the Same?
The Federal Communications Commission announced a new initiative that demonstrates that the agency understands and welcomes full disclosure. As of... View Article
Continue readingPersonal Democracy Forum 2011 video collection
On June 6th and 7th, many of the thought leaders from the open government community attended Personal Democracy Forum 2011... View Article
Continue readingBig bailout recipients contribute to New York pols, Republican Senate aspirants
They received billions in help from the federal government to stay afloat during the worst days of the financial crisis... View Article
Continue readingBlogher-ites question politicians
Last weekend more than 2,400 women bloggers descended on New York City for the annual Blogher conference. That was eight... View Article
Continue readingSenate Agriculture Committee Members Pull In Finance Contributions
The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up a bill to regulate trading in derivatives in a markup today. The committee... View Article
Continue readingGillibrand Touts Transparency
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said today that the final version of health care legislation will be available for... View Article
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