When we think of lobbyists, most of us would think of the lawyers and other influence peddlers of K Street... View Article
Continue readingApps for Democracy: 2 Days Left to Compete
The District has been getting major kudos for its IT projects and which are well-deserved. DC’s data catalog, for instance,... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Victory on Missing White House Emails
On Monday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the National Security Archive won an important victory for... View Article
Continue readingHere’s a Place to Start
Here’s an opportunity for the new Administration. Develop a model system for government transparency in the context of bailout of... View Article
Continue readingA Good Time for Transparency
As we at the Sunlight Foundation watch the Presidential transition begin in earnest, we’re particularly interested in President-elect Obama’s history... View Article
Continue readingThe Web 2.0 Election
Agence France-Presse (AFP), France’s largest news agency and the third largest agency in the world, published a great overview of... View Article
Continue readingGoogle Elections
Politicalwire.com highlights how Google layered county voting results from the last seven presidential elections on to Google Maps and Google... View Article
Continue readingPlease Vote for Party Time
I’m pleased to announce that Party Time, our site that helps you keep track of congressional fundraising parties (and that... View Article
Continue readingTransparency International
I am about to head off to the annual meeting of Transparency International, a group who’s work I have long... View Article
Continue readingFind My District
Ed Bender, executive director of the National Institute on Money in State Politics, a Sunlight grantee, emailed me about a... View Article
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