Tag Archive: publicmarkup

Rep. Quigley Introduces the Transparency in Government Act: You Helped Make it Happen

by Lisa Rosenberg Mar 25, 2010 2:18 pm

Today Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act, sweeping legislation that addresses issues ranging from making Members’ reports... View Article

Senate Bailout Text on PublicMarkup

by John Wonderlich Oct 1, 2008 4:12 pm

As the Senate moves forward today with the newest version of the bailout bill (now being referred to as the... View Article

The Other Provisions in the Senate Bailout Bill

by Paul Blumenthal Oct 1, 2008 12:39 pm

An Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, a mental health parity bill, a package of tax break extensions, and tax breaks... View Article

New Bailout Bill in Senate

by John Wonderlich Oct 1, 2008 12:00 pm

It looks like the Senate is moving forward today with a new bailout bill, which is available through the Senate... View Article

Urge Congress to Read the Bill First, Part 2

by Ellen Miller Sep 30, 2008 12:36 pm

The unexpected failure of the bailout proposal has given lawmakers and citizens a second chance to understand the details of... View Article

Urge Congress to Read the Bill First

by Ellen Miller Sep 29, 2008 12:20 pm

Today, the Sunlight Foundation is calling on Congress to exercise restraint, and give Members and the public sufficient time to... View Article

On Bailout Transparency

by John Wonderlich Sep 28, 2008 11:16 pm

Congress took a real step today toward legislative transparency, proactively posting the proposed bailout legislation in public, online, in advance... View Article

You Can Markup the Bills on the Mortgage Industry Bail Out

by Ellen Miller Sep 22, 2008 5:58 pm

Congress is moving rapidly to enact a gigantic taxpayer bailout of the financial sector, with a potential cost of $700... View Article

Great New Transparency News Resource

by Ellen Miller May 9, 2008 1:01 pm

This is very cool. Our friends at VoterWatch have just launched a new 'Transparency Recap' -- a regularly updated overview of what bloggers are saying about government transparency and accountability. In their first roundup, VoterWatch highlights Sunlight's latest project, PublicMarkup.org (thanks!), a post from Free Government Information on a report about the National Archives' plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers, All Things Whistleblower's reporting on the raid on the Office of the Special Counsel and on the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch and the soft launch of the Center for Responsive Politics' newly redesigned OpenSecrets.org site.

We love roundups like this for keeping updated on the news that matters the most. Make sure to add VoterWatch to your feeds!

PublicMarkup.org Progress and Plan

by John Wonderlich May 5, 2008 4:06 pm

In the month since PublicMarkup.org launched, we've gotten 121 comments on our draft reform legislation, the Transparency in Government Act of 2008. The media and blog coverage has been overwhelmingly favorable, but not without a healthy dose of skepticism.

The main questions we've faced attempt to locate the bill within a traditional reform process: Who will sponsor it? When will it pass? What are its chances?

As I wrote when we started encountering these hesitations,

As it stands now, though, we're happy to not have all the answers about where the bill is going. Just like legislation itself, we're not pretending to know the best strategy for the bill, and we recognize that best ideas will be the ones that can benefit from a large community of experts and stakeholders.

Now that we've gotten some real feedback about the bill's provisions, we can make some decisions about how to advocate for the package's implementation. (more)