While digging through 2010 midterm independent expenditure data we noticed the organization Citizens for Strength and Security (CSS) Action Fund;... View Article
Continue readingSwing State Confidential: Colorado – Chamber & NEA Join the Fray
Denver, CO–I’m watching political ads airing on television news every morning here in the swing state of Colorado and following... View Article
Continue readingThe Coward’s Argument Against Transparency
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat... View Article
Continue readingMine Safety and the Story of Openness
The challenge in working for government transparency is that you are always working against its opposite: opacity. What we don’t... View Article
Continue readingDaily Disclosures
A roundup of what we’re noticing in the Reporting Group as we dig into government data and disclosures: Another fat... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Exposed overpaid government employees and more…
This week’s round-up highlights some major issues affecting state transparency from the East Coast to the Pacific. Here is a... View Article
Continue readingFix Congress’ Personal Financial Disclosures
A Wall Street Journal investigative report revealed yesterday that at least 72 hill staffers “traded shares of companies that their... View Article
Continue readingUnemployment Rate for September Remains the Same, or Does it?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the national unemployment rate for September will go unchanged this month... View Article
Continue readingSwing State Confidential: Colorado
Denver, Colorado–Ah, life in a swing state. With several important races in play, we Coloradans are getting blasted with a... View Article
Continue readingThe Internet isn’t a witch, it’s you
Over the weekend, the New York Times treated us to an Op-Ed by liberal polemicist Frank Rich excoriating the Internet... View Article
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