Public appetite for transparent health care negotiations is driving us toward more transparency. While Congress has rightly responded to that... View Article
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With the President’s budget scheduled for release next week, I’ve grown increasingly interested in how the sausage is made: each... View Article
Continue readingCould This Be the Future?
A corporation runs for Congress? Great spoof makes a great point about the absurdity of the Citizens United decision last... View Article
Continue readingSunlight in New Mexico is growing!
ULTRA LATE UPDATE: When you have a legislative session that only lasts 60 days, bills move quickly. All three bills... View Article
Continue readingA New Regime Required For Disclosure
As most of you know I have a long history in the campaign finance field as a founder of two... View Article
Continue readingBuilding a National Campaign for Transparency
When we got back into the office here at Sunlight on January 4th, we knew 2010 was the year we needed to build a national campaign of people calling for an open, transparent government everywhere across the country. We've known for months in fact, but honestly, we had no idea how people would respond when we put the word out. Now, only three weeks later, a few very big events have unfolded, and each new event has created new opportunities - as well as more need for our collective action than ever before. In other words, it's abundantly clear that we're on the right track.
Continue readingDisclose Lobbying Contacts to Reduce Distrust
It’s time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or... View Article
Continue readingWhite House and Influence Reform Anew
We just received a fact sheet from the White House, which outlines some of the policy goals suggested in President... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Reforms on List of President’s Priorities
Copies of the SOTU speech are now circulating and there are several things in it that Sunlight is extremely happy... View Article
Continue readingLegislation Intended to Respond to Citizens United
We have been busy thinking through our response to the Citizens United decision, an issue on the minds of people... View Article
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