I was just having a conversation about the etymology of the word “transparent” with some coworkers. Luckily, the Internet has... View Article
Continue readingResearchers propose real time analysis of drug safety data
Ferreting out safety problems with prescription drugs sooner–such as those that plagued the popular pain medication Vioxx–could be possible if... View Article
Continue readingStimulus Leads to Better State Level Reporting
NextGov reports on positive side-effects of the stimulus’ disclosure and transparency provisions: Technology that states have deployed to report how... View Article
Continue readingLawmaker Investments and Disclosure Part II
Following up on the previous post, I took a look at the Baird bill (H.R. 682) to require disclosure of... View Article
Continue readingLawmaker Investments and Disclosure
According to an article in today’s Washington Post, the number of lawmakers owning and trading stocks has nearly tripled since... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. This week I have... View Article
Continue readingReid Gives Nelson, Lincoln What Their Lobbyist Friends Want
TPM is reporting that Majority Leader Harry Reid is going to exclude a provision that would remove the anti-trust exemption... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours is Now, Again
The Senate’s version of the health care bill was published on Wednesday, along with its CBO score. Since the first... View Article
Continue readingEvening Links
1) CQ looks at how getting a seat on the House Ways & Means Committee increases campaign contributions for new... View Article
Continue readingTransparency, the Internet and Health Care Reform
The Senate health care reform bill (viewable here) contains numerous provisions that stress disclosure and transparency, specifically online disclosure and... View Article
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