Last week, legislation responding to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision was introduced in Congress. The Senate and House versions... View Article
Continue readingDesign for America: good graphic design shouldn’t take a decade
In March, the Senate Finance Committee redesigned their website. It had been languishing with the same design since 2001. Here’s... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE Shines a Bright Light on Corporate Expenditures but Leaves Political Activities in the Shadows
We couldn’t agree more with the name of the bill introduced today by Senator Schumer and Representatives Van Hollen and... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Caucus Kick-Off Event Today
The 26-member strong Congressional Transparency Caucus will kick off its inaugural event today at 1pm on Capitol Hill. The bi-partisan... View Article
Continue readingRevolving Door From Capitol Hill to Big Banks
Concerned about seeing their huge profits cut, six big banks are leading the charge to weaken or block new financial... View Article
Continue readingOnline Users Look For Government Information
A new survey out from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that Americans are going online to look... View Article
Continue readingWyden, Grassley Introduce Bill to End Secret Holds
This is a nice piece of legislation from Sens. Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley: The Secret Holds Elimination Act would... View Article
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We’re big fans of real-time data and reporting. We’re also big fans of the 1800 Cafe, our go to place... View Article
Continue readingSenate Judiciary Committee to Ponder Court Transparency
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an executive business meeting on Thursday to evaluate a trio of bills aimed at... View Article
Continue readingIs Ben Nelson At It Again?
Despite the fall-out from the Cornhusker Kickback in the health care reform debate, Sen. Ben Nelson is, at best, creating... View Article
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