Tag Archive: electronic disclosure

Sunlight Weekly Round-Up: Gov 2.0 for better governing

by Zubedah Nanfuka Jan 13, 2011 11:33 am

The term Gov 2.0 may throw some technologically challenged people such as myself, off . But Gov 2.0 guru Tim... View Article

The Senate Should Change its Rules for Easy Transparency Fixes

by Lisa Rosenberg Dec 14, 2010 11:46 am

At the beginning of each new Congress, both the House and the Senate have the opportunity to update their respective... View Article

Sunlight Blogger Round-up: Post election Picks

by Zubedah Nanfuka Nov 3, 2010 11:31 am

While many reflect on yesterday’s election results, activist bloggers keep on tracking the direction of government affairs in their respective... View Article

Electronic Filing Provision included in DISCLOSE Act: A Win for Transparency

by Lisa Rosenberg May 20, 2010 5:46 pm

The Committee on House Administration marked up the DISCLOSE Act today, overcoming the first of many hurdles the bill will... View Article

DISCLOSE Shines a Bright Light on Corporate Expenditures but Leaves Political Activities in the Shadows

by Lisa Rosenberg Apr 29, 2010 2:43 pm

We couldn’t agree more with the name of the bill introduced today by Senator Schumer and Representatives Van Hollen and... View Article

New Batch of White House Visitor Logs Released

by Brad Bauman Feb 2, 2010 3:24 pm

Last Friday, the White House released a new batch of visitor logs covering last October, fulfilling a pledge they made... View Article

Cokie Roberts Reviews ‘Read The Bill’

by Noah Kunin Nov 13, 2009 12:01 pm

NPR Senior News Analyst and ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts reviewed the political landscape facing advocates of reasonable public access... View Article

Foster, now facing Hastert’s son, still dipping into personal wealth

by Luke Rosiak

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Oct 20, 2009 6:17 pm

A bid by the son of longtime House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert to defeat the man who replaced his father is far from a sure thing, but if nothing else, a respectable showing by the younger Hastert could keep the incumbent, Bill Foster, from replenishing his personal bank account.

The abrupt resignation of the elder Hastert in 2008 triggered a special election that was characterized by the exceptional reliance on personal funds: Businessman and scientist Bill Foster loaned his campaign two million dollars to defeat Jim Oberweis, a dairy-products magnate who blew through $3.8 million in personal funds vying ...