The New York Times has a story today on President Obama’s 5 day bill posting pledge and how this transparency... View Article
Continue readingNew Financial Regulations and Read the Bill
Two days ago, President Obama announced his plan for new regulations to police the financial industry in the wake of... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill Legislation Introduced in House
Reps. Baird and Culberson introduced legislation today that would shine more sunlight on the most fundamental work of Congress. Their... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: What’s Been Rushed So Far in 2009?
Every year there are a bunch of bills that wind up getting pushed through Congress with little time for both... View Article
Continue readingSunlight in Every Corner…
We want to make sure you know what's going on - and more importantly, hear what you have to say - so below is a first in what we'd like to be a bigger and longer conversation with you about what's happening to open our government because of your support. Our aim is simple: make sure we're all as informed and engaged as possible because we are taking on a monumental mission, and it's going to take all of us.
Continue readingThis Week In Transparency – May 29, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions on Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this past... View Article
Continue readingSearching for Clarity in the Five Day Pledge
Today’s Washington Times has a review of President Obama’s pledge to post legislation online before signing it, where Press Secretary... View Article
Continue readingFive Day Fail, Again
There have been a few campaign promise flops from President Obama (example: Armenian genocide), but none so obviously wrong-headed as... View Article
Continue readingThe 72-Hour Rule Gets a High Profile Endorsement
Today House Minority Leader John Boehner endorsed the idea of a mandatory 72-hour review period for all major spending legislation.... View Article
Continue readingGive the Supplemental the 72 Hours It Deserves
As President Obama asks Congress to “expeditiously” pass his Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations, I would hope that Congress can put the... View Article
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