Money Near Votes: Tracking the Connection between Money and Power Online
How are campaign dollars from the banking industry or energy sectors affecting decisions made in Congress? RBF grantee Maplight.org has launched its newest online governance transparency tool. The Money Near Votes tool allows journalists, bloggers, and citizens to easily track campaign contributions from special interest groups as quickly as within a day of each vote on bills, such as the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act of 2009.