The Wall Street Journal reports The housing industry already has given more money in political contributions this election cycle than... View Article
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Lobbyists strike at Congress while the legislation is hot; the housing industry is pumping money into congressional coffers; Don Young... View Article
Continue readingWhere does the money go?
This year’s presidential election started in January 2007 and continues apace with the field of over a dozen in the... View Article
Continue readingSignature Gathering Online
The Center for Governmental Studies recently released Online Signature Gathering for California Initiatives, a report that looks at how citizens... View Article
Continue readingTaming Tapscott’s Leviathan
Mark Tapscott, editorial page editor of The Washington (D.C.) Examiner, and strong ally of Sunlight’s thirst for more transparency of... View Article
Continue readingTest Your Political IQ with PoliQuiz
In celebration of Independence Day, we bring to you PoliQuiz, a new interactive political trivia game that provides a fun... View Article
Continue reading“Show Us a Better Way”
Micah Sifry (our strategic consultant and editor of techPresident) highlights another government transparency experiment coming out of the UK. The... View Article
Continue readingNew Lobbyist Disclosure Requirements
As of July 30 lobbyists will have to report some interesting new information: any campaign contributions, including those from a... View Article
Continue readingLet’s Follow the Money
Here’s a great Follow-the-Money story in this morning’s Wall Street Journal about the battle between the car manufacturers and consumer... View Article
Continue readingHappy Birthday FOIA
Steven Aftergood at Secrecy News reminds us that Friday July 4th is the 42nd anniversary of Lyndon Johnson signing the... View Article
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