Money and power seduce before they corrupt. As evidence I have posted, in its entirety, an email urging VCs and... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Takes Huge Step Toward Transparency
Early this morning, the White House took a huge step toward a more transparent government by announcing a historic new... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist Thinks it’s “Wonderful” that People Read Bills Online
Yesterday on NPR, Ari Shapiro interviewed lobbyist Paul Lee about the enormous number of lobbyists lobbying on health care, the... View Article
Continue readingKey Democrat in Health Care Talks Receives Large Health Industry Contributions in 2009
As the summer of the Democrats’ discontent winds to a close, the head count for health care reform in the... View Article
Continue readingEric Explains: XML
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that we at Sunlight want as much government information online as possible. But... View Article
Continue readingWhat’s Going on This Morning?
The above image is of the Connecticut legislature hard at work. I spot one game of free cell, one game... View Article
Continue readingKey Baucus Staffer Is Former Insurance Executive
LittleSis uncovers some quality dirt in the Senate Finance Committee: Senator Max Baucus’s chief health adviser, Elizabeth Fowler, has been... View Article
Continue readingFormer Treasury Official Thought TARP Lobbyist Rules Were Political
Not sure what I think about this, but former TARP czar Neil Kashkari, appointed under President Bush, told the TARP... View Article
Continue readingWhat I’m Reading This Morning
The former aide to an earmark opponent in Congress is filing suit against a client for whom he helped secure... View Article
Continue readingAgencies Not Reporting Stimulus Lobbying Contacts
Lobbyists are in midst of a bonanza in Washington. With the Obama administration pursuing so many goals at once, the... View Article
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