The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling opened up a massive hole in the disclosure regime governing campaign spending. According to... View Article
Continue readingNo Country for Self-Funders, Part II
Continuing to support the proposition that the political system is not about to be overrun by self-funding candidates is this... View Article
Continue readingSenate looks to end secret holds in defense authorization bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised a vote on a bill to end the practice of secret holds in the... View Article
Continue readingGOP lawmaker overseeing Rangel trial has also failed to disclose assets
According to Roll Call, Rep. Michael McCaul did not properly report dozens of stock transactions on both his 2008 and... View Article
Continue readingNYT: Disclose lawmaker charity donations
The New York Times calls for the full and proper disclosure of donations to charities set up by lawmakers: Congressional... View Article
Continue readingCity of Bell and the Case for Grassroots Transparency
I’m proud to present this independent research project by our summer intern Mike Liu. Mike looked at his home state... View Article
Continue readingNo Country for Self-Funders
I wonder if folks at the @sunfoundation realize they’re creating a system where only billionaires can get elected — Patrick... View Article
Continue readingLobbyists celebrate departure of White House ethics chief
Champagne corks are popping on K Street as the White House’s ethics chief Norm Eisen is heading out with an... View Article
Continue readingWhen transparency attacks
It’s always curious what lawmakers think they can get away with. Especially when the very thing they are trying to... View Article
Continue readingMitch McConnell: DISCLOSE Act Hypocrite
The Lexington Herald Ledger nails Sen. Mitch McConnell down on his hypocrisy in regards to transparency for organizations trying to... View Article
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