Today’s Brennan Center event (New Horizons for Reform) lived up to its impressive list of speakers and panelists. The SEIU’s John Sullivan (pictured at right) was in the audience and I had the pleasure of meeting him briefly. On May 1, 2009, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Mr. Sullivan to a position on the Federal […]
Day: May 8, 2009
Stimulus Lobbying Update
USAT reports on the status of agencies’ efforts to disclose lobbyists’ contacts under the President’s directives. A month-old order President Obama touted as a way to make lobbying more transparent has shed little light on a behind-the-scenes special-interests’ fight for billions in economic stimulus money, watchdog and lobbying groups say.
Brennan Center’s New Horizons for Reform Today #bccfr
I’ll be attending today’s Money in Politics 2009: New Horizons for Reform at the National Press Club and I hope to see you there!