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In an era where the word “transparency” is a favorite bell to ring, a Congressional committee chair has asked federal agencies to provide a complete list of names of every person that has made a request under the Freedom of Information Act. The New York Times reports Congressman Darrell Issa , a California Republican, has sent letters to every federal agency demanding they turn over the lists of names of people who have requested information in the last three year’s of George W. Bush’s administration and the first two year’s of President Barack Obama’s administration

With the rush of successfully hosting a major cycling event still fresh in the state’s collective consciousness, Colorado officials are starting to once again dream of Olympic glory. Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock over the weekend were quoted seriously contemplating Denver making a 2022 Winter Olympic bid.

The Michigan Messenger, TWI’s sister site, has a troubling story today about accusations of sexual assault leveled at two Michigan State University basketball

An interagency task force looking at long-term federal strategy for so-called clean coal technologies released its final report today. The verdict? There are

On Fox News yesterday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) again stated his support for an expansion of Operation Streamline, a Bush-era program that requires federal

One of the members of Occupy Des Moines thinks there’s a good chance occupiers from around the country will descend on Iowa in the coming weeks to demonstrate at presidential candidates’ offices. Ed Fallon, a former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate, said Friday there’s a lot of buzz around the country around the plan. Fallon now hosts a radio show called “The Fallon Forum,” where he holds discussions on progressive issues

Companies are back to profitability -- in part because of the massive layoffs of the past two years. But they are not back to hiring yet, instead holding onto

Writing about the role Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan played in the Bush counterterror surveillance program, Marcy Wheeler, blogging for Glenn

I meant to link this Byron York story about the escalating war between Obama and Bush last week, but it’s relevant again as deeply unpopular former Vice

In recent months, nearly every likely Republican 2012 presidential candidate has made his or her voice heard in Florida, courting potential campaign donors at big-ticket speaking engagements and invitation-only dinners. # With its high number of votes in the electoral college, Florida has long been one of the nation’s most important swing states, and a vital battleground in presidential elections. Often noted for its nail-bitingly close elections, Florida’s choice for president is generally a fair indication of the election’s overall winner

On July 19th, 2011, Mitt Romney attended a dinner party for potential donors put on by the super Political Action Committee (PAC), Restore Our Future. Under the

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) During a town hall held today to discuss the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Florida, health advocates continued to express disapproval of the state’s rejection of millions of dollars in federal health grants

I followed up with GOP congressional candidate Charles Djou to clear up what he meant when he said Republicans should try to work on dramatic reform first

Earlier today, demonstrators led by the Sierra Club planted 10,000 flags on the National Mall in Washington to spell out the words freedom from oil. Speakers

Reporters are already writing climate change legislation’s obituary, given failed attempts by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to

From Politico’s strangely timed survey of a seemingly random sample of Republican worthies on their 2012 presidential hopes: Liz Cheney, a State Department

Congratulations, Leon Panetta. When you decided, unexpectedly, to become President Obama’s CIA director, did you anticipate spending one of your first major

Appearing today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) outlined tension between House Democratic leadership and the party’s conservative Blue

Environmental groups have participated in a series of meetings in recent weeks to press Senate staff to strengthen the renewable energy standard included in Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s energy bill.

Michael Steele might be difficult to oust as RNC chairman. Joe Biden thinks reports of the Democrats’ demise are premature. The Justice Department may

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in a recent interview with Big Think that he believes the country is at a point where it will soon be acceptable to

State environmental groups are calling on the EPA to respond to a Dow-Chemical funded mailer that downplays the risk of living amidst dioxin contamination. In recent weeks the Dow-funded University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study has publicized a new report in which researchers claim that adults who live in areas contaminated with dioxin from operations at Dow’s Midland plant do not have elevated levels of the chemical in their blood. The report, which has been distributed to people throughout Saginaw and Midland, also claims the people who eat fish from the highly contaminated waters downstream from Dow don’t have higher dioxin levels