Yesterday the House Republicans voted on a bill to defund National Public Radio without providing 72 hours for the public... View Article
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Lobbyists, lobbying disclosure, and lobbying reform were the topics of an Advisory Committee on Transparency panel discussion this past Monday... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Ludicrously Lax Employment Negotiation Rules
On Friday the chief of staff to the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure left his post... View Article
Continue readingRegistration for TransparencyCamp ’11 Now Open
TransparencyCamp ‘11 will be held on April 30 – May 1 at Microsoft’s offices in Friendship Heights. (The location is... View Article
Continue readingMust read from the Washington Monthly
This Washington Monthly article on the ways in which transparency can stop accidental deaths in hospitals is a must read.... View Article
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As previously stated, there is no earmark moratorium. Politico reports on the joint work of Sen. Jim Inhofe, earmark fan,... View Article
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Mother Jones’ David Corn and Siddhartha Mahanta have an excellent piece about how The Monitor Group flacked for Libya and... View Article
Continue readingIs it better for lobbyists to be smart or well-connected?
Although our modern lives present many irreducible questions — nature vs. nurture, liberty vs. security, funny vs. good-looking — a... View Article
Continue readingDefend the Capitol from Lobbyists – with Snowballs!
Sadly, the snow DC got yesterday has pretty much already melted, but if you haven’t yet, go throw some snowballs!... View Article
Continue readingNYS Takes A Stand On Money In Judicial Elections
From the New York Times: New York’s top court officials will bar the state’s hundreds of elected judges from hearing... View Article
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