Dive deeper into the dark money supporting Clinton: the money in groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, moving from those groups to super PACs that support Clinton.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Mapping the pro-Hillary super PACs
We're delving deep into Hillary Clinton's money network, investigating the role of dark money groups, super PACs and more in her 2016 run.
Continue readingHow transparent is your state? Find out with the 2015 State Integrity Investigation
Our friends over at The Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity have created an incredible, insightful report dedicated to rating states on their transparency and accountability. Dig in!
Continue readingUber combats regulations in Austin with new ad campaign
Uber is now taking its fight against new measures to the airwaves in Austin.
Continue readingPro-Jeb Bush super PAC drops $6 million on Fox News ads
It appears Right to Rise USA is doubling down on Jeb Bush campaign's relaunch efforts, plunging more than $6 million in ads on the Fox News Channel.
Continue readingAs campaign ads move online, the public gets left in the dark
TV is still the juggernaut of advertising, but it's also important to look at where political campaigns are spending their money online. And the rules around Internet ads are weak to say the least.
Continue readingNew betaFEC website makes it easy to dig into campaign finance data
The newly unveiled betaFEC gives the public easily accessible and understandable campaign finance information.
Continue readingThe difference between super PACs and dark money groups
We hate to complain when we’re hearing great discussion about money in politics, but we’re worried that conflating super PACs and "dark money" could further confuse voters on this important issue.
Continue readingGhosts of elections past: Which former candidates still have campaign debt?
It's been a busy week in the 2016 presidential race. With the third quarter filings in, we take a look back at who still owes money from election cycles past.
Continue readingTwitter’s encouraging promise to “reboot” transparency
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made a commitment to “reboot” Twitter’s relationship with the transparency sector. Even more encouraging to us here at Sunlight was he specifically named Politwoops as an example.
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