Our summer intern, Mike Liu, wrote this fantastic summary of a hearing on the declassification of historical congressional records that... View Article
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Late last week the House Ethics Committee revealed that another senior Democrat would face ethics charges. Rep. Maxine Waters, after... View Article
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I’ve been reading about a brewing controversy over whether language in the new Financial Regulations Act — officially the Dodd-Frank... View Article
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The subcommittee that investigated the allegations against Rep. Charlie Rangel recommended a “reprimand” of the Harlem Democrat to the House... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist Reporting Bill Passes House
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the “Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act,” introduced by Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, which is... View Article
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I just finished putting together an earmark transparency timeline that traces disclosure developments over the last 4 years. Of particular... View Article
Continue readingRangel charged on 13 counts
The House Ethics Committee investigative subcommittee that has spent the past eighteen months investigating allegations of ethical impropriety against Rep.... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: YouTube Direct
Online video has made quite a bit of progress since the early days of Quicktime and RealMedia, technologies so slugish... View Article
Continue readingUPDATEx2: Rangel DOES NOT cut a deal
Update 2: Rangel has not cut a deal. Adjudicatory subcommittee ranking member Mike McCaul just stated, “we are in the... View Article
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Last year I asked the internet gods for a URL shortener that created permanent links to legislation on THOMAS. Lo... View Article
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