Third quarter lobbying disclosure reports tell the story behind financial services lobbying in the lead up to the Panic of... View Article
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Knowing we had a great opportunity to corner Sen. Ensign, who’s blocking a bill requiring electronic reporting for senators’ campaign... View Article
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AIG says it won’t spend bailout funds on lobbying, as other financial services welfare recipients acknowledge that lobbying expenses will... View Article
Continue readingHelp Sunlight Open Up the Senate
Building on the achievements of the Open House Project, today we are launching a parallel initiative, the Open Senate Project.... View Article
Continue readingTransition Recommendations
Lots of folks are starting to think about the transition to a new Administration. We know of at least 2... View Article
Continue readingTransparency International Style
I am about to head off to the annual meeting of Transparency International, a group who’s work I have long... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Freddie’s Lobbying
Just like on Elm Street, Freddie killed bills in Congress. The Ted Stevens trial is set to wrap up today... View Article
Continue readingBeing Online is Not Enough
As more and more citizens start depending on the Internet to find information, it’s troubling to learn that state Web... View Article
Continue readingWashington State Lobbyist Disclosure
An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer examines the difficulty of searching for lobbyist contributions in the Washington state disclosure databases.... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Cell, Cell, Cell…
Sen. McCain, can you hear me now? Sen. Stevens pays for his own lunch like a big boy. And Rep.... View Article
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