Sunshine Week starts with a new report from the National Security Archive and the Knight Foundation that finds only 49... View Article
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A quick reminder: the Advisory Committee on Transparency event on lobbying starts in about an hour. If you can’t make... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Ludicrously Lax Employment Negotiation Rules
On Friday the chief of staff to the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure left his post... View Article
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AP SURVEY: OPENNESS IN STATE GOV —AP: “More openness in government. Lawmakers across the country, including the Republicans who took... View Article
Continue readingSunshine Week Round up: A look at state-based events
Next week, the nation will be celebrating the 7th annual Sunshine Week. Started by the American Society of Newspaper Editors... View Article
Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of Sectors in Washington Lobbying
From 1998 to 2009 spending on lobbying expanded by nearly 150 percent. Spending grew across the board during this period,... View Article
Continue readingTestifying Before House Committee on Clearspending
This morning I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Technology and Information Policy about... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explorer: Wisconsin State Senate
Yesterday we were tweeting (follow us) the Influence Explorer profiles of members of the Wisconsin State Senate. With so much... View Article
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POTENTIAL COMMERCE PICKS HAVE LOBBYING, CONTRIBUTION PAST WITH ADMIN —Sunlight: “The Obama administration is considering two former corporate CEOs–Google’s Eric... View Article
Continue readingPotential Commerce Secretaries Have Lobbying, Campaign Finance Ties To Administration
The Obama administration is considering two former corporate CEOs–Google’s Eric Schmidt* and Pfizer’s Jeff Kindler–to fill the soon-to-be empty cabinet... View Article
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