With the military called in to control the demonstrations now underway on the streets of cities in Egypt, here’s a... View Article
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SENATE ENDS SECRET HOLDS —The Hill: “The Senate kicked off a series of stacked votes that would alter the Senate... View Article
Continue readingAdopting A New Rule: Really Ending Secret Holds
The Senate just voted to end the practice of secret holds by a 92-4 vote. The four senators voting against... View Article
Continue readingThird Time’s a Charm?
Senators Tester and Cochran introduced the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act today, a bill that would speed disclosure of public... View Article
Continue readingWhy You Should Care About Tax Expenditure Transparency
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama called for ambitious reforms of the tax code: lower rates, fewer... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Super PAC Sleuthing with Reddit
Today, our guest post is written by Erik Martin (a.k.a. @hueypriest), Community Manager at reddit.com. Reddit.com is a community for... View Article
Continue readingTax Lobbyists Start Facebook Group
While President Obama’s call for disclosure of lobbying contacts in the State of the Union was met by Congress with... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Local transparency starts with you!
The Open Government Dialogue, a product of the National Academy of Public Administration stresses the importance of increasing the quality... View Article
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DISINFORMATION ON LOBBYING: —The Hill: Republicans and Democrats use bogus arguments to mock and attack President Obama’s call for disclosure... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Live’s State of the Union Coverage
Last night the Sunlight Foundation’s award-winning Sunlight Live platform covered the State of the Union with context and fact-checking from... View Article
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