The House Rules Committee took a big step for open government today: The committee is publishing the text of the House Rules and eventually other related documents in an easy-to-use XML format.
Continue readingJanuary and February reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout the first two months of 2016, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from big-money fundraisers to criminal justice data to legislative dataviz.
Continue readingDozens of groups lobby heavily on criminal justice reform bill
A major sentencing reform bill has drawn major attention — 28 groups have lined up to lobby on both sides of the legislation.
Continue readingOutside groups raise big money to influence 2016 congressional elections
2016 isn't just about the White House. Outside groups are raising tons of cash in an effort to influence our congressional elections, too.
Continue readingSunlight launches Hall of Justice, a massive data inventory on criminal justice across the U.S.
Today, Sunlight is launching Hall of Justice, a robust, searchable data inventory of nearly 10,000 datasets and research documents from across all 50 states and the federal government.
Continue readingMembers of Congress urge FCC to enforce political ad disclosure
Reps. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., led 168 House Democrats in scorning the FCC for its failure to enforce rules that require advertisers to disclose the true sponsors of political ads.
Continue readingDecember reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout December, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from campaign finance to relaunching Politwoops to tracking TV ad buys.
Continue readingThe influence of special interests extends to local editorial pages
Influence isn't only about dollars and cents — it can appear in the pages of your local paper.
Continue readingOctober and November reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Sunlight is a go-to resource for reporters as they use our tools for all types of stories. Check out how media outlets around the country used our data in October and November.
Continue readingBernie Sanders benefits from $569,000 in super PAC support from nurses union
Bernie Sanders often decries the use of big money in politics, but a union-affiliated super PAC is spending hundreds of thousands in support of him — whether he wants it or not.
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