It can be hard to keep up with everything that the Sunlight Foundation does. As a public service, here is a look at what happened yesterday on the Sunlight network.
- The Senate Ethics Committee is considering holding public hearings on allegations that Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) used his influence and undisclosed payments to cover up an extramarital affair. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- Sunlight Foundation intern Chris MacDonald discusses corruption in Illinois state government and problems with the state’s Freedom of Information Act. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- Different versions of the DISCLOSE Act were introduced in the House and Senate. The text of the House bill has already been posted on the government’s THOMAS database, but the Senate version has yet to be posted despite being available elsewhere. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- Florida Governor, U.S. Senate candidate, and former Republican Charlie Crist is now fundraising as an independent. (The Party Blog)
- Take a look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, and transparency-related bills introduced in Congress. (The Open House project)
- ProPublica uses data from the Sunlight Foundation’s Party Time website to look at holes in our disclosure laws when it comes to fundraising reports. (Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group Blog)
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