Meet Israel Yoroba. He told me it was the first time he’d ever eaten a strawberry. And it was the... View Article
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This week, Speaker Pelosi asked House administrators to post House members’ expenses on the Web, for the first time. We... View Article
Continue readingThis Week In Transparency – June 5, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from the past... View Article
Continue readingLunchtime Link Round-Up
The Federal Reserve is hiring a former Enron lobbyist in an effort to fix its image. I would say that... View Article
Continue readingMember Expenses Continued
Earlier this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that lawmaker office expenses would be placed online at the earliest possible time.... View Article
Continue readingChristmas in September
This week Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided make House office expenses more transparent by putting them on the internet for people... View Article
Continue readingSenate Judiciary Committee Posts Sotomayor Questionnaire Online
The Senate Judiciary Committee has posted a completed questionnaire from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. You can see the whole,... View Article
Continue readingVis-a-Visclosky: Or How I Learned to Take Campaign Contributions and Turn Them Into Earmarks
It comes as no surprise that Indiana Democrat Pete Visclosky’s favorite word to say in Congress is “Indiana.” While staying... View Article
Continue readingSpeaker Pelosi Announces New Expense Disclosure Policy
Speaker Pelosi has just announced a new level of disclosure for official expenditures from the offices of House Representatives, as... View Article
Continue readingSubpoenaed Congressman Steps Down From Panel Post
The offices of Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky were subpoenaed last week regarding his efforts to secure earmarks for the PMA... View Article
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