Today I attended an interesting discussion of “Public=Online, Government in real time” at Google’s Washington, DC offices. Sunlight Foundation’s Jake Brewer (pictured) led a panel discussion on the prospects for better democracy through increased transparency, and afterward gave a short presentation on Public=Online, a new, “national, non-partisan campaign seeking to create a transparent government built […]
Day: March 18, 2010
White House Press Secretary Gibbs mentions Citizens United
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mentioned Citizens United at least twice during today’s outdoor press briefing. Q Robert, just as more details about those conversations — understanding you can’t give us the names of who he’s talking with — but in terms of the content of those conversations, what is he saying that he […]
North Carolina pay to play and lobbying rules proposed
A North Carolina group is proposing pay to play and lobbying reforms and the report is here. The N.C Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, which lists people and groups from across the state’s political spectrum as its members, hopes lawmakers will approve new statutes limiting how much money political parties can transfer to candidates’ […]