The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
Continue readingIt’s not just Republican House incumbents who face primary opposition
If the media coverage of shutdown politics is to be believed, House Republicans' fear of 'getting primaried' bya more conservative opponent was the major impediment to moderate GOP-ers reaching a bargain with Democrats on healthcare and federal spending. However, a survey of competitive House primaries -- compiled using Sunlight's Realtime FEC tracker -- shows that incumbent Democrats are also subject to serious challenges from partisan opponents.
Continue readingRep. Honda Speaks on Bulk Access on the House Floor
This morning the House is debating passage of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. Rep. Honda, the ranking member of the... View Article
Continue readingBulk Access Developments after the H. Approps Hearing
In the last 24 hours there have been three significant developments on providing the public with better access to legislative... View Article
Continue readingMaking Government Web Sites Searchable – A Vital First Step
Last week, U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.) guest blogged on O’Reilly Radar and asked, “how can Congress take advantage of... View Article
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