Posted at https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2019/01/a-closer-look-at-ethics-reforms-in-hr-1-the-for-the-people-act/ BY LIZ HEMPOWICZ | FILED UNDER ANALYSIS | JANUARY 04, 2019 (Illustration by POGO) On the first day of the 116th Congress, a group of House Democrats introduced a sweeping reform bill aimed in part at creating and strengthening ethics systems for all three … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): As of today, the federal government has been shut down for 20 days. In addition to the over 800,000 federal workers harmed by the shutdown, millions of Americans who rely on federal programs for their health, … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): There was no bigger issue defining the midterm elections than the culture of corruption that we’ve witnessed in Washington. But people didn’t just want Democrats to put a check on Republicans; they wanted … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): This week, our friends at Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania released an updated edition of their Marcellus Money report, showing how campaign contributions from oil and gas drillers undermine the environment, health, and democracy of … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center has released a comprehensive report examining the health of democracy in Pennsylvania, “Democracy in Pennsylvania.” Almost 20 years after the release of KRC’s original “Democracy in Pennsylvania” report, this … Continued
Editor’s Note: Pennsylvania’s General Assembly has engaged in preemption efforts to try to prevent paid overtime in Philadelphia, and has also tried to prevent municipalities from enacting gun safety ordinances. From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): August 28, 2017 A new … Continued
Founded in 1981, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms. POGO’s investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. Description We … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/08/lawmakers-question-interior-secretary.html August 17, 2017 Joel Clement, a whistleblower who until recently served as director of the Interior Department’s Office of Policy Analysis. (Photo provided by Wilkenfeld Law) Bringing further attention to one of the most high-profile whistleblower cases to arise … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/07/end-to-limits-placed-on-congressional-oversight.html July 28, 2017 (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) A new and dangerous assertion by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding the duty of agencies in responding to Congress may be coming to an end. Senate Judiciary Chairman … Continued
Now that that the Financial Services Committee has voted to pass the Financial CHOICE Act along strict party lines, and some members are being held accountable in their home districts, the vote on the floor of the House is slated for next … Continued