Politico’s Ken Vogel reported yesterday on the recent increase in use of the revolving door for those exiting the Obama... View Article
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Obama’s revolving door — Politico New lobbying law in California requires hedge fund managers working with Calpers to register as... View Article
Continue readingChristine O’Donnell Finds a New Way to Pay Rent
Less than a month ago word leaked that federal investigators had opened a criminal probe into allegations that three time... View Article
Continue readingThe John Edwards Loophole?
Ben Smith has a great observation on the case against former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards: A reader... View Article
Continue readingEx-Senators Now Eligible to Lobby
Eight former senators are now able to lobby their former colleagues after the expiration of their two year cooling-off period... View Article
Continue readingAnnouncing OpenGovernment.org – Easily Watchdog Local Government
Keeping track of local government just got easier with today’s beta launch of OpenGovernment.org, a joint project of the Sunlight... View Article
Continue readingBanking Committee Staffer Revolves to Financial Consulting Firm
Promontory Financial Group announced yesterday the hiring of Amy Friend, the former chief counsel on the Senate Banking Committee. Friend... View Article
Continue readingStunning Disregard for Basic Disclosure in Tennessee
We’re reading about stunning disrespect for the role disclosure plays in democracy, coming from Tennessee’s Governor, who has apparently just... View Article
Continue readingNew White House Memo on Regulatory Compliance
The White House this morning released two new documents, and one has strong implications for how important data is disclosed.... View Article
Continue readingThe Supreme Court gets “personal” with corporations
by AC Ranasinghe – Law Clerk On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument on whether corporations have a right... View Article
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