A couple of days ago, I blogged about the need for transparency in the bailout. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act... View Article
Continue readingDonor Disclosure During the Transition
The Presidential transition is a costly effort for both the incoming and outgoing administrations. The Presidential Transitions Act appropriates $5.2... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Spurs Changes in Bailout Plan
In what may be considered one of the greatest feeding frenzies since the Night of Living Dead, lobbyists are working... View Article
Continue readingHere’s a Place to Start
Here’s an opportunity for the new Administration. Develop a model system for government transparency in the context of bailout of... View Article
Continue readingA Good Time for Transparency
As we at the Sunlight Foundation watch the Presidential transition begin in earnest, we’re particularly interested in President-elect Obama’s history... View Article
Continue readingK Street Sees Mixed Opportunities
The 2008 presidential campaign featured blistering attacks, particularly from the eventual victor Sen. Barack Obama, on Washington’s chief money-making industry.... View Article
Continue readingTransparent Lawmakers Win
In January of 2007, freshman Democratic congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand became the first member of the House of Representatives to post... View Article
Continue readingCitizenship Doesn’t End at the Voting Booth
Election Day has to be one of my favorite days of the year. There is no other day where you... View Article
Continue readingHome Loan Disclosures
Now that it is official that the Feds are investigating Countrywide’s “VIP” home loan program, it’s time to revisit one... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: FBI Peeks Into VIP
An investigation begins into the Friends of Angelo. Stevens’ conviction prompts reform group push. Some people don’t like transparency. That... View Article
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