Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is set to name former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Kirk, 71, the interim senator to... View Article
Continue readingOpen Notebook: Health care
Transparency-related provisions in the summary of the chairman's mark that Sen. Max Baucus and the Senate Finance Committee released last week: Lots of new disclosure requirements for physicians who refer patients to hospitals in which they or their family members have a financial interest, for nursing homes, for hospitals, for medical device manufacturers, suppliers, and pharmaceutical companies. Little oversight of government (there's a few requirements for new entities created by the bill to act in a transparent manner). Still, what's more interesting is what's not transparent -- updates on that coming later. Here's the descriptions of ...
Continue readingThe House and Senate’s Public — But Not Online — Documents
Over the last month, Sunlight has examined the document collections of the Office of the House Clerk and Office of... View Article
Continue readingSuccess! Senate to post expenditure reports
The Senate is going to follow the House in posting their office expenditure reports online for the public to view.... View Article
Continue readingIs Ensign’s Sex Scandal More Than a Sex Scandal?
Yesterday, Sen. John Ensign admitted to an affair with a campaign staffer who was also the wife of Ensign’s administrative... View Article
Continue readingMember Expenses Continued
Earlier this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that lawmaker office expenses would be placed online at the earliest possible time.... View Article
Continue readingWhat you need to know about Supreme Court nominations
Today’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court will set off the usual partisan bromides about judicial activists, up... View Article
Continue readingSenate Reverses Policy, Posts Votes in XML
The US Senate has finally reversed its longstanding policy of restricting public access to raw data about how Senators vote,... View Article
Continue readingSenators Signing XML Vote Letter
Earlier, I wrote about a “Dear Colleague” letter circulating in the Senate written by Sen. Jim DeMint asking for roll... View Article
Continue readingSupport Senate Roll Call Votes in XML
If not now, when? Neither the House nor the Senate maintain any reasonable database of lawmaker votes. And while the... View Article
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