A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures: The Daily... View Article
Continue readingTransparency and the Earmark Moratorium
Presumptive Speaker Boehner has now come out in favor of a full earmark moratorium in the House. There will be... View Article
Continue readingStories to start the week
1) House Democratic campaign chief Chris Van Hollen is calling for the Senate to pass a bill to bring transparency... View Article
Continue readingThe Future of Earmark Transparency: Event Announcement
Earmark transparency will be the subject of a panel discussion next Monday on Capitol Hill. The conversation is particularly timely... View Article
Continue readingNew Congress provides a moment for transparency change
Each new Congress begins with its own unique face. The ascendant Newt Gingrich in 1994, the first woman Speaker of... View Article
Continue readingSwing State Confidential: Colorado–the Wild Wild West
Over the last several weeks, the Colorado Senate race became the poster race of the outrageous amounts of money pouring... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Note Taking with Twitter and Google Docs
Not too long ago I attended a Crisis Camp unconference hosted at George Washington University in Washington, DC. For my... View Article
Continue readingThe Citizens United Effect: 40 percent of outside money made possible by Supreme Court ruling
In 2002 former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld once flippantly described connections between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda terrorists by saying,... View Article
Continue readingTransparency is Contagious
In 2007, then Minority Leader Boehner spoke at the press conference announcing our Open House Project report, which identified changes... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Post election Picks
While many reflect on yesterday’s election results, activist bloggers keep on tracking the direction of government affairs in their respective... View Article
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