Last week we released Following the Money 2014 , the fifth iteration of our transparency scorecard rating the 50 state governments on their disclosure of...
Apr 17, 2014 Blog PostOver the weekend, the Water Guardians – a grassroots environmental group – launched a campaign to ban fracking in my home county of Santa Barbara....
Apr 10, 2014 Blog PostThe ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. State governments across the country have made their checkbooks transparent by...
Apr 8, 2014 ReportToday’s Supreme Court decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case makes me angry, and sad. Very, very few citizens are able to make $123,200 in...
Apr 2, 2014 Blog PostLast Friday, the West Virginia Legislature passed a bill to make John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” one of the state’s official songs....
Mar 13, 2014 Blog PostWhen I bring up Frontier Group’s research on America’s changing transportation patterns, one question people often ask is, “How have transportation patterns changed in...
Dec 4, 2013 Blog PostToday it is private investors that are taking it on the chin for their PPP mistakes. But there are just as many opportunities for the...
Nov 26, 2013 Blog PostLast week Los Angeles launched Control Panel L.A. , the Controller’s new website that brings an unprecedented level of transparency to Los Angeles’ spending. Let's...
Nov 1, 2013 Blog PostAt the end of July, President Obama reignited the debate on corporate tax reform, proposing to reduce corporate tax rates while closing loopholes and exemptions...
Aug 7, 2013 Blog PostIn a shining display of transparency and open government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made its database of consumer complaints about financial services available...
Jul 23, 2013 Blog Post