From the 1990 election cycle to the 2008 election cycle the health sector contributed over $829 million to candidates for... View Article
Continue readingLatest from Citizens United: Disclosure, Yes. Contribution limits, No.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in favor of disclosure and against contribution limits for outside groups running... View Article
Continue readingRep. Quigley Introduces the Transparency in Government Act: You Helped Make it Happen
Today Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act, sweeping legislation that addresses issues ranging from making Members’ reports... View Article
Continue readingTransparency, the Internet and the Affordable Care Act
Last year, I looked at the instances of the word “Internet” in the Senate version of the health care reform... View Article
Continue readingReps. Quigley, Issa, and 17 Others Form ‘Congressional Transparency Caucus’
Representatives Mike Quigley and Darrell Issa announced the creation of the bipartisan “Congressional Transparency Caucus” today. This historic move provides... View Article
Continue readingCelebrating Transparency Heroes on Ada Lovelace Day
What better celebration of Ada Lovelace Day – celebrating the achievements of women in technology – could we have than... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Testimony Interrupted by Reconciliation Obstructionism
“Sunlight is the best of disinfectants…” Those were practically the last words out of the mouth of the Sunlight Foundation’s... View Article
Continue readingThe History of Transparency — Part 1: Opening the Channels of Information to the People in the 18th Century
Last week, my colleague John Wonderlich spoke on a panel about the nature of the Open Government Directive with other... View Article
Continue readingLocal Spotlight
Today I want to spotlight Triad Watch’s great post on Greensboro, NC new policy on emails that are sent from... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Swarm
Last week we asked people to blog about why transparency is important to them. There was a great response and... View Article
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