Robert Kaiser’s new book, The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrision of American Government is reviewed in the SF Chronicle here. Kaiser does a great job of laying out the current situation and how we got here, but thankfully does not waste too much time on solutions. There’s already a library’s worth of material put […]
Month: January 2009
FEC Hears from Sunlight
Clay Johnson of Sunlightlabs testified yesterday at a Federal Election Commission hearing to discuss the agency’s procedures. The Sunlight Foundation’s comments are available here and suggest ways that the agency can increase the ease of access to government data to foster transparency.
WI: Budget Not for Sale
As noted recently, a number of states have restrictions on officeholders soliciting donations during the legislative session. Wisconsin is considering such a ban. While lawmakers would not be able to seek contributions, they would be able to accept unsolicited donations. The ban only affects individuals, not the committees organized to elect Republicans or Democrats to […]