There are 38 days left before the elections. Whether you are rejoicing the over a month left of punditry or... View Article
Continue readingHouse freshmen: New members find new earmarks?
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More than two dozen first-term House members, part of an enormous freshman class swept into office on an anti-incumbent tide of disgust over Washington insider dealing, have introduced a combined 263 bills designed to benefit the bottom lines of hometown corporations.
An analysis of campaign finance records by the Sunlight Foundation shows that some of the corporations that stand to save money from bills aimed at temporarily suspending tariffs on products that the firms import are also campaign contributors to the members of Congress introducing ...
Continue readingTariff bill opens the floodgates for lobbyists
In the three months before congressional leaders announced that they are once again opening the process to suspend tariffs, at... View Article
Continue readingWhen it’s a lottery contract, the odds of winning are pretty good
While masses of people are flocking to liquor stores to play today’s record setting Mega Millions lottery, those behind the... View Article
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: The Impact of Disclosure on Public News & Knowledge
While journalistic skill and technique are essential for writing a good investigative article, we often take it for granted that... View Article
Continue readingTracking the stealthy wealthy: How (and why) big donors give big
One of the questions we frequently hear in this brave new world of super PACs and the seven-figure donations made... View Article
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: Super PAC Donations Used as Campaign Weapon
Last month Politico reported that corporate contributions to a super PAC set up to support Democratic U.S. Rep. Howard Berman... View Article
Continue readingGot some love for Sunlight?
It’s probably not necessary to remind you what semi-national holiday is today. From heart shaped donuts at the Krispy Kreme... View Article
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: Military Defense Contractors, Lobbyists Support Mrs. McKeon
The News Without Transparency: Pentagon Contractors Flock to Mrs. McKeon Military defense contractors and lobbyists are rushing to support the... View Article
Continue readingSantorum’s not-so-populist side
With his penchant for sweater vests and stories about his coal miner grandfather, former Sen. Rick Santorum is setting himself up as the populist conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, the millionaire GOP presidential frontrunner who bested him by a mere eight votes in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses.
"I share the values of the working people," Santorum said in his speech to Iowa supporters as the caucus results were being tabulated.
But while Santorum has crafted a folksy image for his presidential campaign, the Sunlight Foundation's Influence Explorer suggests a different picture. Retirees make up the largest sector of ...
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