Today may be a bellwether day for transparency in federal elections. The House is expected to vote on the DISCLOSE... View Article
Continue readingFinancial Reform Bill Must be Online for 72 Hours
The House-Senate conference committee on financial regulatory reform legislation has begun its work with the goal of completing the bill... View Article
Continue readingOrganizations Call on Members of Congress to Support the Earmark Transparency Act
Nearly 30 ideologically diverse organizations joined the Sunlight Foundation on a letter urging Members of Congress to cosponsor the Earmark... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE may provide no disclosure for NRA
If one were ranking the most cynical, distasteful moments in inside-the-beltway- machinations, yesterday’s announcement by Democratic leaders in the House... View Article
Continue readingElectronic Filing Provision included in DISCLOSE Act: A Win for Transparency
The Committee on House Administration marked up the DISCLOSE Act today, overcoming the first of many hurdles the bill will... View Article
Continue readingRep. Susan Davis to Offer Amendment to Strengthen DISCLOSE Act
Sunlight is pleased that Rep. Susan Davis is offering a simple but important amendment to fix the DISCLOSE Act—the bill... View Article
Continue readingAs the money pours in, will we know where it’s coming from?
As the 2010 election cycle heats up, voters will be exposed to the usual bombardment of campaign ads—many of them... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE Shines a Bright Light on Corporate Expenditures but Leaves Political Activities in the Shadows
We couldn’t agree more with the name of the bill introduced today by Senator Schumer and Representatives Van Hollen and... View Article
Continue readingVoters are Left in the Dark about Who Funds Senators’ Campaigns
Today, most citizens will be frantically filing their taxes with the IRS, or patting themselves on the back for getting... View Article
Continue readingSunlight keeps pushing for a strong response to Citizens United
According to various news reports, we can expect to see the legislative response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens... View Article
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