Sen. Claire McCaskill spent the past few months moving from Senate office to Senate office seeking supporters of her provision... View Article
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The NRA exemption to the DISCLOSE Act has reportedly grown wider. As we predicted, the appalling exemption demanded by the... View Article
Continue readingFinancial Reform Bill Must be Online for 72 Hours
The House-Senate conference committee on financial regulatory reform legislation has begun its work with the goal of completing the bill... View Article
Continue readingConference committee members seek loopholes, receive high percentage of finance contributions
Four key lawmakers on the financial reform conference committee are seeking to create loopholes in the so-called Volcker Rule and... View Article
Continue readingVictory on FDA Data
Back in February, we were encouraging participation in the Open Government Directive conversations happening at federal agencies, since they were... View Article
Continue readingStories to start the day
1) Jay Rosen has an interesting and provocative article on the political press. The political press being something that I... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Made Easy: How to Make the Government More Open and Accountable
Congressional staff are invited to attend Transparency Made Easy: How to Make the Government More Open and Accountable Topics for... View Article
Continue readingOrganizations Call on Members of Congress to Support the Earmark Transparency Act
Nearly 30 ideologically diverse organizations joined the Sunlight Foundation on a letter urging Members of Congress to cosponsor the Earmark... View Article
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1) The NRA will be able to raise up to $87 million in corporate contributions with no disclosure requirement under... View Article
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