At the beginning of the holiday season last year, Sunlight Labs developed a new tool that forever changed how I... View Article
Continue readingGroundhog Day (Lobbying Edition)
Every February 2nd, optimists around the country turn to a furry little rodent in Western Pennyslvania, hoping that this year... View Article
Continue readingDeterring Corruption by Improving Disclosure
Late last week, PMA lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti was sentenced to 27 months in prison and a $75,000 fine after pleading... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: One-year Lobbying Ban Established
The trend in this collection of blog posts reveals that a number of citizen activists are making progress in their... View Article
Continue readingNew Batch of White House Visitor Logs Released
Last Friday, the White House released a new batch of visitor logs covering last October, fulfilling a pledge they made... View Article
Continue readingIt’s Our Money—Let’s Go Get It!
Money and power seduce before they corrupt. As evidence I have posted, in its entirety, an email urging VCs and... View Article
Continue readingYou Spin Me Right Round
Congress doesn’t spin records, they spin in revolving doors. And those doors are spinning faster than ever, according to a... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Blowback
The food industry’s heavy lobbying over the past few years to reduce regulation and paperwork has turned into a “monkey’s... View Article
Continue readingK Street Stalls
While many major K Street firms are still increasing their profits, the total improvement of profits over last year was... View Article
Continue readingDetails in Lewis Case Becoming Clearer:
TPM Muckraker is all over the latest, and future, developments in the [sw: Jerry Lewis] (R-Calif.) investigation. Justin Rood reports that the clients of the lobbying firm in the middle of the scandal, Copeland Lowery, continued to donate to Lewis' campaign committee and PAC "just days after news surfaced of a federal investigation into" Lewis' connection to the firm. All of the contributing clients happen to be defense contractors, likely seeking an earmark or two. Rood asks if any of these contractors may be the next recipient of a subpoena in this widening investigation. (Read More...)
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