Paul Magliocchetti, the former head of the now-defunct lobby shop, PMA Group, was indicted on charges that he “made hundreds... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: PolitiWidgets
PolitiWidgets are easy to use, customizable, political infographics you can embed into your article or blog post, offering your readers... View Article
Continue readingPoligraft Brings Politics and Influences Together in Just One Click
Today Sunlight is launching Poligraft, what I think is one of the coolest, most revealing and most interesting tools of... View Article
Continue readingLaw LOC Librarian On Improving THOMAS
A librarian at the Law Library of Congress is asking for your ideas on improving THOMAS via that agency’s fantastic... View Article
Continue readingDon’t dump the Office of Congressional Ethics
So says the New York Times. The independent ethics office created in the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of... View Article
Continue readingElection Analysis: Following the money in 1994, 2006 and 2010
I’ve a got a piece up over at the Sunlight Reporting Group site that analyzes campaign contributions from the previous... View Article
Continue readingEthics run-down
1) Federal charges against Rep. Don Young have been dropped after four years of investigation. The FBI had been investigating... View Article
Continue readingDodd and Frank asked to repeal FinReg FOIA exemption
The Sunlight Foundation joined ten organizations today in expressing concern over a provision of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer... View Article
Continue readingWhen transparency attacks
It’s always curious what lawmakers think they can get away with. Especially when the very thing they are trying to... View Article
Continue readingMitch McConnell: DISCLOSE Act Hypocrite
The Lexington Herald Ledger nails Sen. Mitch McConnell down on his hypocrisy in regards to transparency for organizations trying to... View Article
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