This site is the section on lobbying on the web site for the
Center for Responsive Politics.
According to the “About” page, “OpenSecrets.org is the nation’s premier
website tracking the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money
affects policy and citizens’ lives.”
This site is sponsored by the Center for Responsive Politics, which,
according to Wikipedia, is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in
Washington, D.C. that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and
public policy.” The fact that the
organization is non-profit and non-partisan indicates that bias should not be a
problem with this site.
Also there are
“testimonials” on the site from many different sources, which indicates that
the site provides good information; for example: One of the "most
interesting and credible nonprofit, online publishers in the United States,”
American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop; "The Center for
Responsive Politics is a rare thing in Washington. It does the heavy lifting of
true research, not just spinning information,” Ian Urbina, The New York Times; "The
nation's top money-in-politics research organization." Julian Brookes,
Rolling Stone.
Based on the organization
sponsoring the site and the testimonials, the information on this site should
be reliable. Also, the site contains a
number of news stories on lobbying, one of which was published today, so
updates on lobbying regulations should be available on this site.
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