By an overwhelming majority, Senators passed the STOCK Act, a bill Majority Leader Reid described as, “a critical step toward... View Article
Continue readingObama Super PAC Thoughts
Last night’s announcement came as no surprise — that the President would formally align himself with super PAC run by... View Article
Continue readingSuper PACs: It’s going to get worse
Last week, in putting together five takeaway points from the initial round of super PAC data, my conclusion was “It’s... View Article
Continue readingHouse Doubts on Electronic Disclosure?
Maybe my last post was a little too comfortable — trying to strengthen the disclosure requirements of the STOCK Act.... View Article
Continue readingAnother STOCK Act Update
Since the STOCK Act is presumably going to see House floor consideration this week, we’re continuing to follow the bill... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 2/6/2012
Here is the week's first look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup:
- Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, expressed his concern over the potential influence of outside spending on Congressional elections this year. (National Journal)
- Two new super PACs were registered last week, both opposed to the growing influence of money in politics. Citizens Against Super PACs intends to raise money and run ads to educate the public about super PACs and support candidates who support a constitutional amendment limiting or banning the groups. (Washington Times)
- Football related organizations have been spending record amounts on lobbying as Congress has stepped up its oversight of the game over the past few years. (Politico)
- Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) is losing his top health aide to the revolving door. Tyler Thompson is leaving Isakson for the health care practice at the Bockorny Group. (National Journal)
- Regards Citoyens, a French organization promoting open data, is holding an international conference on opening legislative data. The event will take place July 6-7 in Paris and feature the unveiling of a new legislative evolution monitoring tool. (Open Knowledge Foundation)
- A survey is being conducted, in preparation for the release of the World e-Parliament Report 2012, to measure progress of e-parliament and recent technological developments. (ICT Parliament)
- Following a regime change in 2011, many Tunisian politicians are turning to twitter and other social media to connect with citizens. (Global Voices)
Jack Abramoff’s Obstruction of Lobbying Reform
Jack Abramoff left Washington to serve his prison sentence as a primary perpetrator and beneficiary of its culture of corruption.... View Article
Continue readingTurnover in the House: Who keeps – and who loses – the most staff
House members depend on their staff to run their offices, to help them draft and pass legislation, and to advise... View Article
Continue readingVideo Blackout of Hearing on Budgets for Legislative Support Agencies
This Tuesday, there will be hearing on budgets for the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, the Government Accountability... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “Ignorance of the law is not a defense”
After footage of a tense city council meeting in West Branch, Iowa was posted on YouTube, City Administrator Matt Mucker... View Article
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