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According to a study by Scott Althaus and Kalev Leetaru of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Bush White House... View Article
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Texas’ Comptroller Susan Combs has started a new initiative to bring the state’s budget out in the open by launching... View Article
Continue readingFreshmen Lawmakers Have Wealth of Tech Experience
A number of newly elected lawmakers have serious experience with Internet technology and used the Internet in the campaign more... View Article
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The California First Amendment Coalition and MAPLight.org (a Sunlight grantee) filed suit in California courts to force the Legislative Counsel... View Article
Continue readingRep.-Elect Polis Blogging Frosh Orientation
Here’s some pretty neat activity from Rep.-Elect Jared Polis of Colorado. He’s blogging the freshman orientation and has posted their... View Article
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TPM Muckraker has been all over the hold placed on the nomination of Neil Barofsky to lead the oversight of... View Article
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