Earlier today, the House unveiled the final version of their health care reform bill. You can view the full bill... View Article
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This week Sunlight marched up to Capitol Hill to deliver the petition signatures of more than 20,000 people who are... View Article
Continue readingHow Congress and Special Interests Kept Clinical Trial Data Secret
Meet Bray Patrick-Lake, a 39-year-old mother of two and director of a Colorado nonprofit serving the homeless. In 2008, she... View Article
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Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
Continue readingHow the Pharmaceutical Industry Bought Its Way Into Congress’ Heart
This Time article by Karen Tumulty and Michael Scherer is a must-read. Some key graphs: [I]n the first six months... View Article
Continue readingExecutive Branch Lobbying Disclosure Rules Presentation
Earlier today, I gave a presentation on the executive branch’s lobbying disclosure rules to the American Bar Association’s Section of... View Article
Continue readingTexas Has A Watchdog
The state level is a mix and match of some openness and an incredible amount of opacity. That is why... View Article
Continue readingRep. Campbell’s Constituents: Ford, Hondas, Chevys, Beemers…
Rep. John Campbell is offering an amendment to legislation creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency that would provide a “special... View Article
Continue readingLetter to Congress: Hold a hearing if you have questions about Reading the Bill
Yesterday, the Sunlight Foundation and more than 20 organizations and individuals delivered a letter to Speaker of the House Pelosi,... View Article
Continue readingWhy read the final health care bill?
As noted below, the Baucus health care bill was finally released in legislative language (soon to be available on Open... View Article
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