By guest blogger Matthew Gerring, Sunlight Labs intern The Washington Post published an article on Wednesday about the personal financial... View Article
Continue readingSenate Expenses to be PDF’d
We’ve just gotten the following document, which gives us the latest on the Senate’s plan to post official Senate expenses... View Article
Continue readingEvading Read the Bill
As House Republican leaders examine their options for House reforms, the 72 Hour Rule, or ReadTheBill, is always near the... View Article
Continue readingNew Congress provides a moment for transparency change
Each new Congress begins with its own unique face. The ascendant Newt Gingrich in 1994, the first woman Speaker of... View Article
Continue readingTransparency is Contagious
In 2007, then Minority Leader Boehner spoke at the press conference announcing our Open House Project report, which identified changes... View Article
Continue readingDaily Disclosures
A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures: 5 day... View Article
Continue readingFacing tough election, House Democrats contribute to build firewall
House Democrats have contributed nearly $40 million to the congressional campaign committee tasked with protecting the party’s majority in the... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours: The New Normal
In each of the last 3 political cycles, transparency has been a campaign issue. In 2006 we saw ethics and... View Article
Continue readingDon’t Kill the Office of Congressional Ethics
How would you feel about an investigation into steroid use among baseball players led by the Major League Baseball Player’s... 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
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