Your Chance to Advance Government Transparency
Posted by Jim Harper
Look on this list—do you see your state? If so, here’s your chance to advance government transparency. Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Delaware, Arizona, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, Montana, Kansas, Alaska You see, a senator from each of these states sits on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in the Senate. [...]
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Congress Moves Closer to Producing Earmark Data
Posted by Jim Harper
A Senate committee has advanced a bill to require Congress to disclose earmarks. As GovExec.com recently reported, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved S. 3335, the Earmark Transparency Act, by a vote of 11-5. We wrote up the bill when it was introduced. And in our hugely successful earmarks contest last year, [...]
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