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7 Dec 2008, 6:26 pm
You can check out the 2008 supplement to the 2002 edition of The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation at GPO. The 2008 supplement contains the analysis of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court to June 26, 2008.GPO has a lot of interesting current documents online. You might want to look at the New Member Pictorial Directory for the 111th Congress to familiarize yourself with what the new U.S. Senators and Representatives look like.GPO is also currently… [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 5:25 am
Columbia economist Jeffrey Sachs this morning on MNBC’s Morning Joe repeatedly uttered this tired liberal refrain:
Tax the rich.
Former-conservative Joe Scarborough tepidly challenged him by declaring “we can’t tax our way out of this,” to which the brilliant scholar replied:
Oh, yes we can.¹
I’ll say it again: It takes deep thinking and a lot of hard work to reduce the size of government. Left-wing [...] [read post]
12 May 2010, 6:29 am
Our own Michael Sullivan , head of our government relations group at ATC, assisted in the push for the passage of Georgia’s recent historic transportation funding bill which passed by overwhelming bi-partisan margins of 141 to 29 in the House, and 43 to 8 in the Senate.
The legislation creates 12 regional districts across the state (including Gwinnett in the ARC region). “Regional roundtables” comprised of local elected officials (Chairs and a Mayor from each county) will develop a project… [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 11:40 am
The Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania has recently published a 183-page paper: Lessons Learned from U.S. Government Law Enforcement in International Operations The paper, which — among other things — considers 3 case studies — of Panama, Columbia and Kosovo – is available for free [...] [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 4:21 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which manages the U.S. interagency eRulemaking Program, announced yesterday that it has implemented several new upgrades to Regulations.gov, the government-wide portal for regulatory docket information. Some of the changes include:a new rotating panel of images and video clips offering a preview to the latest Web site changesa dashboard of regulatory documents housed on Regulations.gova new A-Z index of rules and proposed rules categorized by… [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 11:37 am
Take a tour of our site and click on the “Free Live Online Demo” on the middle of the left column of the home page. You will open a page with three blue links, located in the middle of the page:
•Executive Source Guide on Lobbying Laws
•Executive Source Guide on Political Contributions
•Executive Source Guide on Procurement Lobbying
Click on any one – or all three – to view the state of Alaska compliance information we provide to clients. This comprehensive and vital compliance… [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 8:47 am
For those of you who may have missed some of today’s relevant social media articles, here’s a few for you to check out!
A platform called Change By Us allows anyone from a city agency, not-for-profit, business, community-based organization, block association, and just normal citizens to start a project to improve his or her city. ‘Change by Us’ Connects Citizens to Government
You can post and vote for questions that will be asked at the GOP debate that will be held in Orlando, Florida on… [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 1:57 pm
The Federal Government may shut down this Friday 4/8/2011, which will probably cause disruptions in all government programs and events.
In regards to Social Security, based on what happened the last time the Government shut down in 1995, all social security checks should continue to arrive on schedule. This includes Social Security Disability checks.
However in the last shutdown, there were no Social Security Disability hearings, no Social Security Disability decisions issued, no back Social… [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 4:07 am
Click on Robert Hefner's illustration for the full report
Obama Instructs DOJ To Refuse DOMA Defense: An Impeachable Offense?
by Jerry Watson (Email: JerryWatson09@gmail.com)
“While unlikely that a case can be made for treason or bribery and possibly not for high crimes in this case, certainly a case can be made for President Obama being guilty of a misdemeanor—that being defined as a crime less serious than a felony and resulting in a less severe punishment.”
Read the rest:… [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 7:10 am
Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (alternately) release a compilation called The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, better known as the “Plum Book.” This compilation features a list of over 7,000 civil service leadership and support positions within the legislative and executive branches. Many of these… [read post]
19 Oct 2012, 3:16 pm
State Regulations Online
Guidelines for Open Data Policies (and more from the Sunlight Foundation and Open Congress)
Everyone likes open data, government transparency, consumer protections, and life online, but do you ever think about what it costs to make these happen?
Do you want to learn about potentially deadly food, airplanes, and cars, before you eat, fly, and drive?
Do you want to redress your grievances in court in front of an impartial judge?
Do you want to protect your property interests… [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 5:22 am
National:
Election Spending to Exceed $6 Billion Thanks Partly to Jim Bopp
Twitter to Launch Political Advertising
Federal:
K Street Cool to Obama Lobbying Plan
Watchdog Spotlights Lawmaker Ethics in ‘Most Corrupt’ Report
From the States and Municipalities:
Alabama
Former Governor Riley Gets Ethics Training He Pushed
California
California Pension Managers Fined for Unreported Gifts
Connecticut
‘Shock Jock’ Hal Turner Acquitted in Connecticut Threats Case
District of Columbia
Wells… [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 11:34 am
This week, public interest groups, media organizations, government agencies, and citizens celebrate Sunshine Week and the Annual Freedom of Information Day. As part of Sunshine Week the White House has launched a new “Good Government” portal as a resource for citizens. At public events and congressional hearings this week, leadership of the National Archives — including myself — are participating in the dialogue around open government and freedom of information.
At the National Archives,… [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 7:23 am
Paying close attention to language can reveal what’s going on in the world around you.
Note the simple but important differences between the phrases “open government” and “open government data.” In the former, the adjective “open” modifies the noun “government.” Hearing the phrase, one would rightly expect a government that’s more open. In the latter, “open” and “government” modify the noun “data.” One would expect the data to be open, but the question whether the… [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 4:00 am
With the clock ticking closer to July 1st we can only expect at this point a government shutdown. Unfortunately for the injured worker this may mean a disruption in their workers compensation benefits. Without government services through the Department of Labor and Industry and Office of Administrative Hearings injured workers will not be able to have discontinuance conferences, medical conferences or hearings heard before a Compensation Judge or Mediator. Often times these types of… [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 4:40 am
I am on the New York Beef Producers’ Association (“NYBPA”) Government Relations Committee with Nicole Tommell from Fonda, New York. Together we have started a Facebook page to start keeping the membership updated on state and local policy that may affect New York beef producers. You can also follow the legislative alerts on Twitter @NYBeefLeg. I will also be blogging here from time-to-time on New York agriculture policies that may specifically affect the beef industry. … [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 9:40 am
Today I am writing in from Toledo, Spain. I am pleased to be attending the 2011 Conference of the International Council on Archives (ICA). This morning I spoke on a panel with the National Archivist of Belgium, Karel Velle, and Director-General Arquivo Nacional Brazil, Jaime Antunes da Silva, for the ICA’s first plenary meeting on Open Government.
One of the contributions of the National Archives to the Administration’s National Action Plan for Open Government is to explore hosting a meeting of… [read post]
15 Apr 2012, 10:46 am
Dr. Joshua Tauberer of GovTrack has published Open Government Data: The Book (Civic Impulse LLC, 2012).
The book is available in a free Web version, as a for-fee Kindle ebook, and as a for-fee print book from Lulu.
Here is the abstract:
This book is about the principles behind the open government data movement and its development in the United States. The movement is framed as the application of Big Data to civics, where Big Data is not just the size of data but the ability for data to change the… [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 10:05 am
New Orleans hosts Green Legal Matters this week
This week, I will be headed back to New Orleans (where I once attended law school) for the Green Legal Matters Conference. GLM is a 3 day conference promoting interaction and discussion among city leaders and green building professionals. The Conference spans from October 13-15, 2010 at the Westin Hotel.
Thanks to an invitation from Green Building Law Update’s Chris Cheatham, I will be speaking at GLM on Thursday. Chris and I will be presenting as… [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 2:23 pm
The Office of Government Ethics (O.G.E.) has issued proposed lobbyist gift ban rules, which would apply to all executive branch employees.
Most of the proposed rules deal with limiting, for lobbyists, the exceptions of the ban on gifts. For example, executive branch employees would not be permitted to accept invitations extended by lobbyists for free attendance at widely attended gatherings that would normally fall under the gift ban exception. Non-profit professional associations, scientific… [read post]