Fousquare, a location based application for smart phones, has been growing in popularity at an exponential rate. In 2010 the... View Article
Continue readingUtah Legislators’ Secrecy Grab: Transparency Law Under Attack
Today we introduce and welcome Jason Williams as our guest blogger. Jason is a Political activist and blogger on both... View Article
Continue readingMonitor Group Looking Into FARA Violation
The question of whether a Boston-based consulting group hired by Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi should have registered as a foreign agent... View Article
Continue readingRegulations Lead To Lobbying Surge By The For-Profit College Industry
This week the for-profit college industry hosts its annual Hill Day, where students and industry representatives come to Washington to... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (3/10/11)
WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS TO TOAST WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS —Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “State Republicans are planning to hold a big fundraiser at the offices... View Article
Continue readingGovernors Shutting off States?
Is there a trend against transparency in the States? Because recent news from Utah, Maine, and Tennessee sure makes it... View Article
Continue readingRegistration for TransparencyCamp ’11 Now Open
TransparencyCamp ‘11 will be held on April 30 – May 1 at Microsoft’s offices in Friendship Heights. (The location is... View Article
Continue readingMust read from the Washington Monthly
This Washington Monthly article on the ways in which transparency can stop accidental deaths in hospitals is a must read.... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (3/9/11)
AN ACCOUNTABILITY MOMENT IN BELL, CA —Christian Science Monitor: “It started as a local story about small-city graft but quickly... View Article
Continue readingCurrent and former officials intervene on billionaire’s behalf in battle with Peru
Facing a battle with the Peruvian government over a smelting operation that has caused severe environmental damage to a town... View Article
Continue reading