One of the great perks of working for the Sunlight Foundation is finding out about great new tools for increasing transparency in the political process. These tools range from OpenSecrets, which allows you to find out how money is impacting the electoral process, to Open Congress, where you can find info on the latest bills. [...]

It’s not a huge deal or anything, and I’m not a flashy part of the story, but still, kinda cool.

While reading this The Hill article on the Senate’s efforts to pass a broader economic stimulus package, I was surprised to see Sen. Pete Domenici listed as one of the Republicans voting for cloture. Then, I remembered that energy efficiency tax credits were part of the package (more here at TAPPED) . Domenici, if you [...]

One of my responsibilities with Congresspedia is to write weekly preview and review posts covering what Congress is up to. My latest post is online: The same fears of recession that are fueling quick Congressional action on an economic stimulus package are also forcing President Bush to submit a budget that trims spending on popular [...]

Last year, I wrote a quick post about Martin Heinrich, and alluded to something big his campaign was working on regarding FISA. At the time, I thought it would be breaking pretty soon, but it looks like it popped up earlier this year. It hasn’t seen a lot of play time (though hopefully that will [...]

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To add to what LP said about the energy bill, it’s worth noting that the proposed Renewable Energy Standard falls short of what New Mexico has already adopted: In March 2007, New Mexico passed SB 418, which directs investor-owned utilities to generate 20% of total retail sales to New Mexico customers from renewable energy resources [...]

Via my boss’s blog comes this MyDD post on ethics investigations in the Senate. Sen. Pete Domenici finds his name at the top of the list: After a series of non-denial denials, Domenici admitted to contacting then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias regarding an ongoing corruption investigation, an investigation that was politically sensitive and could impact 2006 [...]

Dear Candidates, Please include an e-mail address on your campaign website, and in a place that isn’t hard to find. People interested in your campaign (the media, bloggers, heck, maybe those what are they called? Voters?) will appreciate it. Thanks! -Ave P.S. A contact form is great and all for people who don’t understand how [...]

So, I guess I can let the word out: I’m the new assistant managing editor for Congresspedia. “But wait,” you say. “Didn’t you just start a new job?” Well, I did, but I applied for the Congresspedia position at the same time, and I think it will work out better for everybody involved. The Studio [...]

I think Jim is right: a month ago, the New Mexico GOP was assured they would have at least one representative in Congress, if not three, following the next election. Now, with Sen. Pete Domenici retiring and Rep. Steve Pearce and Rep. Heather Wilson scrambling to replace him, they don’t have a single incumbent running [...]

Why nothing ever gets done in Washington: It had to happen — a GOP Congressman is calling for hearings into The New York Times‘s decision to publish MoveOn’s anti-Petraeus ad at a cheaper-than-usual rate. GOP Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia has sent a letter to Oversight Committee chair Henry Waxman demanding a probe into the [...]