The following letter was just sent to the Department of Labor, on behalf of Sunlight and a number of our... View Article
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The federal government spends over $60 billion annually on research, but the resulting scientific articles are often only available behind... View Article
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Continue readingLobbying Reform in Delaware: One Step at a Time
Last week, the Delaware legislature sent an interesting bill to Governor Jack Merkell: SB 185, a short, targeted piece of... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Government Lobbyists spending lots of time at the White House: An analysis of White House visitor logs and... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Foundation, non-profits, file brief in SCOTUS dark money case
The Campaign Legal Center filed this amicus brief on behalf of 14 nonprofit organizations (including the Sunlight Foundation) before the... View Article
Continue readingIs Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than... View Article
Continue readingCongress far from exemplary in SAT word proficiency
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) If you do well on your SAT test, then you will... View Article
Continue readingThe changing complexity of congressional speech
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than... View Article
Continue readingTwo Steps Forward on Improving Public Access to Legislative Information
As I wrote yesterday, each day seems to bring a small step forward on improving public access to legislative information,... View Article
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