The most recent rumor regarding the replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton is that Obama friend and only surviving child of... View Article
Continue readingThe Replacements: Illinois and New York
As you may be aware, President-Elect Barack Obama has vacated his Senate seat and Sen. Hillary Clinton will be following... View Article
Continue readingState Ethics Reforms
Several states are starting to get pressured to strengthen ethics laws after several incidents of corruption. Major ethics changes are... View Article
Continue readingIt Doesn’t Take a Weatherman…
There are two prime negative stereotypes of elected officials. One is of the official who sticks their finger to the... View Article
Continue readingOpen Book New York
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli‘s office launched Open Book New York, a new Web site that allows the public... 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 to highlight local blogs that do a great job of covering local, state, and Congressional political news. This week I have highlights from
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I have highlights this week from
Local Sunlight
This week I have highlights from
Local Sunlight
This week I have highlights from Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New Jersey and New York.
State Transparency Roundup
While we work on more transparency for Congress it's important to note that federal efforts for openness can have a positive effect on state government. On the flip side the states can take the lead on disclosure or they can be less open this makes them great places to see how transparency is valued. Let’s see what the states are up to:
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