OpenTheGovernment.org, a coalition of organizations (including Sunlight) aimed at promoting transparency in the federal government, released their fifth annual Secrecy... View Article
Continue readingYouTube Citizen Journalism Challenge!
YouTube is offering a $10,000 fellowship with the Pulitzer Center for “high-quality video pieces focused on stories that are not... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Massage Chairs and Sled Dogs
Lawyers allege that Sen. Ted Stevens received additional gifts outside of the over $250,000 in labor and renovations to his... View Article
Continue readingNew York City Hearts Open Source
Government Techonology reports on New York City’s Open Source Solutions Lab at the City University of New York (CUNY). The... View Article
Continue readingGovernment Takeover to Roil K Street
Yesterday, I was thinking about Sen. Jim DeMint’s bill to ban Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from lobbying Congress and... View Article
Continue readingFull Ring Indictment
The full indictment of lobbyist Kevin Ring is available here part 1, part 2 (via Letter of Apology). As I... View Article
Continue readingYet Another Abramoff Crony Indicted
The Justice Department unsealed a ten-count indictment today against Kevin Ring, a lobbyist and former staffer to Rep. John Doolittle,... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit
The Detroit Big Three are seeking $50 billion in government loans. Their big lobbying push begins as Congress comes back... View Article
Continue readingJust Words Part 2
As promised, the prime time speeches to the Republican convention in word cloud form. Guess who gave each speech:
Continue readingAround the Corner, September Legislative Agenda
Birds of a feather flock together. On Monday, our nation’s legislators will return, on winged flight, to finish up the... View Article
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