The Day in Sunlight 8/18/2010 | The Open House Project

The Day in Sunlight 8/18/2010

August 18th, 2010 by Eric Naing · No Comments

Here is a look at what happened yesterday on the Sunlight network.

John Wonderlich looked at new transparency policies being implemented for the financial reform law. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
Paul Blumenthal looked at the money the oil and gas industry spent trying to influence state-level ballot initiatives. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
Paul also discussed the lessons learned from the Justice Department’s decision to drop its investigation against former House Majority Leader Tom Delay. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), a longtime ally of the music industry, was honored by the National Music Publishers Association at a $100,000 event. (Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group)
A report on Guantanamo Bay is being criticized for insufficiently categorizing detainees. (Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group)
Take a look at the previous day’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency related events. (The Open House Project)

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