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Jul 5, 2016

11 Simple Things to Improve Senate Accountability

Democratic members of the U.S. Senate recently announced “We the People,” a legislative package the New York Times describes as intended to “hit campaign contributions, lobbying laws and other accountability issues.” Democratic presidential…

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Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Apr 13, 2016

3 Cheers for the Door Stop Awards

The OpenGov Foundation hosted the Door Stop Awards yesterday, which recognized the largely (but not…

Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Mar 15, 2016

Freedom of Information Bill Passes the Senate

Today the Senate passed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) bill by unanimous consent. The legislation, officially known as the FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, was shepherded through the upper chamber by its original co-sponsors — Senate Majority Whip John…

Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Feb 10, 2016

New Report: Opening up the One Agency that Rules Them All

The most powerful federal agency is one no one outside of Washington has heard of. It controls how agencies request money from Congress and spend it, oversees virtually all major rulemakings, controls multi-agency processes, sets…

Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Feb 8, 2016

It’s Federal Budget Day. (Groan)

How to make sense of the President’s spending proposal.

Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Nov 6, 2015

How the Senate Should Update Its Rules

What Transparency Would Look Like in a Modern Senate

Daniel Schuman in Demand Progress

Oct 22, 2015

Groundswell in support of Public Access to CRS Reports

Over the last week the issue of public access to non-confidential CRS reports has come into focus. A grassroots effort has sent hundreds of emails from constituents to select Members of Congress over the last two weeks. Transparency…