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Close to Home, Part 2: DC’s Open Meetings Act

by Laurenellen McCann Aug 22, 2011 5:17 pm

Although we preach the importance of public meetings, we recognize that there are some legitimate frustrations to be had with... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Round-up: Florida accidentally deletes public records

by Zubedah Nanfuka Aug 19, 2011 4:59 pm

Whether it is a top-down issue or the other way round, we can not help but notice a disconnect between... View Article

Meet the TransparencyCamp Scholars

by Laurenellen McCann Jun 3, 2011 1:12 pm

We’ve spent a lot of time making general reflections about the experience we shared with some of you at TransparencyCamp,... View Article

U.S. PIRG’s State Spending Transparency Scorecard

by Nicko Margolies Mar 22, 2011 10:30 am

Last week the U.S. Public Interest Research Group published a transparency scorecard for every state in the country that assessed their ability to publish their spending online.

What Do You Want to Get Out of TransparencyCamp?

by Laurenellen McCann Feb 8, 2011 10:37 am

The open government movement (like most of the online world) is obsessed with “unconferences” — meet-ups, of sorts, where the... View Article

How accurate are lobbying figures?

by Guest Blogger Dec 7, 2010 9:11 am

As part of our Statelight project, we’re reaching out to open government and open data activists around the country to contribute to (and expand!) the #opengov dialogue. Today, we welcome Diana Lopez to give some insight into the complications of lobbying reform. Lopez is the Senior Editor of Government Lobbying at Sunshine Review. She focuses on government lobbying disclosure and moderates #FOIAchat, a weekly Freedom of Information Act Twitter chat held every Friday at 2PM EST.

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When looking at lobbying figures, it is important to keep in mind that you're looking at reported lobbying data. Not all lobbying is reported, however. Under federal law, lobbyists must register only if they:

make more than one contact,
spend more than 20 percent of their time lobbying
have more than $11,500 in expenses, or
have $3,000 in income from lobbying per quarter.

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Tag Archive: state and local government

Close to Home, Part 2: DC’s Open Meetings Act

Sunlight Weekly Round-up: Florida accidentally deletes public records

Meet the TransparencyCamp Scholars

U.S. PIRG’s State Spending Transparency Scorecard

What Do You Want to Get Out of TransparencyCamp?

How accurate are lobbying figures?

Take Transparency Offline…and into Your Mailbox

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