ENTANGLED: A new feature by Kurt Eichenwald reported the myriad of personal and financial interests that the Trump Company holds... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Strengthening oversight, curbing foreign money, transparency on the trail
OPEN UP: Why do presidential candidates disclosing health records and tax returns matter? Any health conditions that could affect ability... View Article
Continue readingThe U.S. intelligence community needs stronger congressional oversight
Today, Sunlight joined a broad coalition of 33 organizations calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to strengthen congressional oversight of the U.S. intelligence community.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FARA faults, transparency on the trail, FOILing open government orders
LOOKING AHEAD: This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness... View Article
Continue readingSetting open government priorities for Congress in the 21st century
This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness Week to talk through what the 115th Congress could (and should) do to build on a decade of progress.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Madison 3.0, Lobbying the transition, Facebook censors Norway PM, Election databot and more
MADISON 3.0: The OpenGov Foundation launched the third version of its collaborative drafting software, which has come a long way... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The future of the US City Open Data Census, first US CISO and more
Anchorage, Alaska, has been one of the more active cities in the census this past year. PARSING: Richard Yarrow collected... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The NRA’s true influence, why Goldman Sachs banned political donations and more
(Photo credit: Democracy Chronicles/Flickr) TAKING AIM: Melissa Yeager and Josh Stewart dug into the National Rifle Association’s influence, going beyond... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Trump’s ‘pay to sway’ history, FOIA folly, voting rights and more
OPACITY. Scripps News: “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has the power to force the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Obama’s legacy on transparency, open data portals sprout across America
MOST TRANSPARENT? Over the past seven years, we have both acknowledged the Obama administration’s progress on open government, decried its... View Article
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