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Continue reading90 Percent of Business Execs Support Transparency Reforms for Money-in-Politics
Good news for making the case for campaign finance transparency! The Committee for Economic Development, a nonpartisan business-oriented public policy nonprofit, released an illuminating report and survey of business leaders this week that shows large majorities of American business executives agree the campaign finance system is in need of complete overhaul, with 90 percent of survey respondents supporting reforms that disclose all individual, corporate and labor contributions to political committees.
Continue readingMaking the Power of the Internet Work for the Government
Earlier this year, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget requested comments on improving the Paperwork Reduction Act. The... View Article
Continue readingWhat Data Do You Want? How Would You Use It?
Based on the Open Government Directive issued by the White House yesterday, American Public Media is asking its National Public... View Article
Continue readingThe Internet As Conduit For Congress and the Public
Yesterday, the Congressional Management Foundation released the report, Communicating with Congress: How the Internet Has Changed Citizen Engagement, in which... View Article
Continue readingToday, Follow the Oil Money
This would be the day to check out the work of Oil Change International. Specifically, their Follow the Oil Money project.
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