As House Republican leaders examine their options for House reforms, the 72 Hour Rule, or ReadTheBill, is always near the... View Article
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People have become increasingly aware that their elected representatives often do not read the legislation they vote upon. Sometimes there’s... View Article
Continue readingNew Congress provides a moment for transparency change
Each new Congress begins with its own unique face. The ascendant Newt Gingrich in 1994, the first woman Speaker of... View Article
Continue readingTransparency is Contagious
In 2007, then Minority Leader Boehner spoke at the press conference announcing our Open House Project report, which identified changes... View Article
Continue readingMaking Senate amendments more transparent
On the eve of the midterm elections and with the 111th Congress all but wrapped up with its business, Sunlight... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours: The New Normal
In each of the last 3 political cycles, transparency has been a campaign issue. In 2006 we saw ethics and... View Article
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 3
As we set the stage for advocating on local and state transparency issues and highlight some policies issues of note,... View Article
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 2
As Nicole wrote last week, we’re digging into state level transparency, in order to share what we know, and to... View Article
Continue readingVictory for Read The Bill: Financial Reform edition
UPDATE [06/25/10 @ 12:00 pm]: I’ve created a word cloud of the merged Dodd – Lincoln language, one of the... View Article
Continue readingFinancial Reform Bill Must be Online for 72 Hours
The House-Senate conference committee on financial regulatory reform legislation has begun its work with the goal of completing the bill... View Article
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