This morning, the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) released their Following the Money 2011 report on state website user accessibility and contents.The PIRG website says: “State governments across the country have been moving toward making their checkbooks…
New research by the Center for Responsive Politics and Remapping Debate found at least 130 current congressional chiefs of staff and legislative directors were previously lobbyists.While a majority of the…
OpenSecrets.org has added new features to its outside spending section
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows 44 states and the District of Columbia are projecting budget deficits totaling $125 billion for the 2012 fiscal year.With federal…
The American Judicature Society released a report tracking states’…
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Recently the Brookings Institution, in cooperation with the Hoover Institution, published a policy brief on institutional change in the wake of the economic recession. In addition to providing suggestions for reforming current government institutions, the report recognizes the…
Payday lenders gave approximately $75,000 to Wisconsin legislators and candidates in 2009, according to a report by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.According to the
With the Supreme Court’s decision on the Citizens United case, large corporations gained a victory to make their voices dominate federal elections. …
The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Democracy 21 and the U.S. PIRG issued a report card for the Executive Branch lobbying, ethics and transparency reforms by the Obama administration.
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today called attention to 14 individuals, including three…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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