MICHELLE OBAMA’S BOX SEATS —WH.gov releases infographic of guests joining First Lady Michelle Obama in the upper level box seats... View Article
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General Electric’s tax rate was negative last year. Will Jeff Immelt try and keep it that way through his new... View Article
Continue readingGetting the House Ready for Its Closeup
In a letter released today, the Sunlight Foundation and Main Street Insider called upon the House of Representatives to improve... View Article
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FORMER SEN. EVAN BAYH RIDES THE WASHINGTON TO WALL STREET ROLLER COASTER –Sen. Evan Bayh has joined a private equity... View Article
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Former Senator Evan Bayh is joining Apollo Global Management as a senior adviser with a role in public policy. Bayh... View Article
Continue readingImpotent FEC fails to act on Disclosure Rules
The Federal Election Commission marked this one-year anniversary of the Citizens United case by failing to do anything to provide... View Article
Continue readingFinancial public information slow in coming
Six months old today, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provided vast new powers for federal regulators... View Article
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SUNLIGHT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE LOBBYING DISCLOSURE LAWS —Sunlight’s Ellen Miller: “This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the Citizens... View Article
Continue readingLobby for a Special Interest: Yours
Over the coming months -- and if necessary, years -- Sunlight will fiercely advocate for greater transparency and disclosure around lobbying, and we want you to be involved every step of the way. The first step is building legislation that closes the loopholes for lobbyists and makes the influence of special interests transparent to the public. You can see and comment on our first draft of it at PublicMarkup.org - it’s the Real Time Online Lobbying Transparency Act.
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Federal Election Commission can’t set rules on Citizens United spending, disclosure. Ruling garners partisan 3-3 split — Election Law Blog... View Article
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