The FEC’s decision on Stephen Colbert’s request to form a PAC garnered a lot of publicity today, but a second,... View Article
Continue readingWest Virginia mine kept separate records for regulators
Last year, we wrote about the fatal Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 people in West Virginia. You... View Article
Continue readingLawmakers with ties to railroad industry propose Amtrak privatization bill
by Eric Dunn, Policy Intern The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently held a hearing on the Competition for Intercity... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Bank of America, BlackRock, Bank of New York Mellon all invest heavily in Congress
An article from Reuters yesterday highlights an $8.5 billion settlement reached between Bank of America and 530 trusts currently holding... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/29/2011
Here is Wednesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingAnnouncing an Updated House of Representatives Staff Directory
Finding out who to talk to in a congressional office isn’t always easy. But today we’re pleased to announce that... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/28/2011
Collected today by Policy Intern Jacob Hutt. Here is Tuesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills... View Article
Continue readingThoughts on Netroots Nation, RightOnline 2011
Before sorting through my thoughts on this year’s Netroots Nation and RightOnline, I made the poor choice of first sorting... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/27/2011
(Collected today by Sunlight intern Jacob Hutt.) Here is Monday’s look at the week’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee... View Article
Continue readingClose to Home: Two Reporters Arrested in DC Public Meeting
Here at the Sunlight Foundation mothership, when we talk about local, we tend to be talking about the issues faced... View Article
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