Most of our focus here at Sunlight on the revolving door relates to former government officials and lawmakers who leave... View Article
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SUPREME COURT ELIMINATES FOIA EXEMPTION, EXPANDS TRANSPARENCY —Politico: “The Supreme Court struck a major blow for government transparency Monday by... View Article
Continue readingThere Is No Earmark Moratorium (Cont’d)
As previously stated, there is no earmark moratorium. Politico reports on the joint work of Sen. Jim Inhofe, earmark fan,... View Article
Continue readingBlue Dog Lobbyist Caucus
It appears as though the Blue Dog Caucus, decimated in the 2010 midterms, is reestablishing itself in more comfortable environs.... View Article
Continue readingReminder: “Washington’s Lobbying Fix” event one week from today
A week from today, the Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion on lobbying reform, entitled “"Washington’s Lobbying Fix", on 2pm in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Our panel of lobbyists, experts, and journalists will discuss the current state of lobbying disclosure, evaluate the need for lobbying reform, and consider proposals for real-time lobbying disclosure.
Continue readingTrust Me
“[M]any honest people will cheat” was the conclusion Duke behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely reached based upon experiments he designed... View Article
Continue readingWhere is Obama on Bush’s Earmark Transparency Executive Order
Since the current leadership “ban” on earmarks went into effect at the beginning of this Congress, there has been an... View Article
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GREEN-ENERGY LOBBY —Washington Examiner: “K Street is the epicenter of this green-industrial complex, and ground zero might be the firm... View Article
Continue readingInvestigative Reporting Workshop Launches ‘Exemption 10’ Blog
American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop began a new blog yesterday entitled ‘Exemption 10‘ in reference to the unwritten tenth exemption... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Double standards in transparency
When lawmakers introduce legislation that is supposed to increase transparency, naturally we expect that they will lead in the everything... View Article
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