NEWS ROUNDUP Government Revolt emerges against earmark ban: The GOP backlash against their own earmark ban is continuing to build momentum. A... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: NodeXL
This week’s Tools for Transparency post is part of a two-part mini-series by guest blogger Justin Grimes. Justin (@justgrimes) is... View Article
Continue readingAppropriators Should Consider Public Access to Leg Info at Friday Mark-up
Public access to legislative information could get a boost this Friday at a House subcommittee hearing. The Legislative Branch Appropriations... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 5/17/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP Government Hatch Act 2.0: Witnesses urged lawmakers to address technology and social media issues when considering reforms to... View Article
Continue readingSanctioning Corruption in the US Senate
Yesterday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted, in essence, to sanction the practice of secret “pay-to-play” in... View Article
Continue readingOn the revolving door, a correction and a proposal
I recently made a mistake that turned into an object lesson on the limits of technology but also – and... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Campaign Finance McCain back on campaign finance train? Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is reportedly working with Democrats on an... View Article
Continue readingSurvey finds attack ads work, though better on some voters than others
If the early campaign-season barrage of negative advertising is any indicator, the 2012 election is going to be a decidedly... View Article
Continue readingCourts See the Light on Transparency
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrated that it gets the need for greater transparency... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 5/15/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP Government Running against corruption: Three candidates in upcoming congressional primaries are basing their campaigns on fighting corruption and... View Article
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