President Obama’s weekly address explained on his administration’s efforts to combat influence peddling, and the steps it is considering taking... View Article
Continue readingExtent of Lobbyist Contributions Remains Unknown
The National Journal recently launched a new “lobbyist and advocacy” blog, which gathers together 60 experts from some of Washington’s... View Article
Continue readingToo Little, Too Late
The following appears in the National Journal’s new “lobbying experts” blog launched last week. I will be posting there regularly.... View Article
Continue readingWisconsin’s Limited Real Time Lobbying Disclosure
Wisconsin like the federal government and every other state has lobbyists who contact lawmakers about legislation. However, Wisconsin has a... View Article
Continue readingLawmaker Investments and Disclosure
According to an article in today’s Washington Post, the number of lawmakers owning and trading stocks has nearly tripled since... View Article
Continue readingHow the Pharmaceutical Industry Bought Its Way Into Congress’ Heart
This Time article by Karen Tumulty and Michael Scherer is a must-read. Some key graphs: [I]n the first six months... View Article
Continue readingThe TARP Lobbying Rules: What They Say And What They Mean For Transparency
In September, the Treasury Department released its TARP lobbying disclosure rules, nearly eight months after a press release heralding their... View Article
Continue readingLobbying disclosure upheld
Details available from Legal Times blog here:
In the opening lines of the 48-page opinion, written by Judge Merrick Garland, the court points to a Supreme Court case in 1954 that said the public disclosure of individuals who are trying to influence legislation is "vital" national interest."Because nothing has transpired in the last half century to suggest that the national interest in public disclosure of lobbying information is any less vital than it was when the Supreme Court first considered the issue, we reject that challenge," Garland wrote in today's opinion, which was joined by Judges Douglas Ginsburg ...
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Stimulus Lobbying Rules, Take Two
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget released the administration’s new stimulus lobbying rules on Friday, as John mentioned... View Article
Continue readingThis Week In Transparency – June 12, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this past... View Article
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