Today the Sunlight Foundation unveils Docket Wrench, an online research tool to dig into regulatory comments and uncover patterns among millions of documents.
Continue readingRoundup of Recent Revolving Door Work
The old Washington habit of using government positions and relationships to a land a lobbying gig continues to make news.
Continue readingThe Post-Election Politwoops of 2012
'Tis the season to lick election-loss wounds by covering your tracks. Since the November elections, our Politwoops project has kept an eye on how members of Congress and candidates communicate with the public through Twitter.
Continue readingSitegeist: A Week After Launch
Exactly one week ago we launched Sitegeist, an app to learn more about your surroundings through visualizations of publicly available data. We are immensely proud of Sitegeist and thrilled by the response!
Continue readingSitegeist: Uncover the Data Around You
Today the Sunlight Foundation unveils our latest app to reinforce the power of the data around you. It's called Sitegeist, a simple iPhone and Android app that presents a huge amount of information from disparate sources in straight-forward infographics.
Continue readingSunlight Discusses Fiscal Cliff on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
This morning the Sunlight Foundation's Senior Fellow Lee Drutman joined Washington Journal to discuss the "fiscal cliff" and his analysis of the many powerful interests lobbying on this issue.
Continue readingPolitical Money Weather Report: Final Forecast
In these final days before the election, check out our Political Money Weather Report to run you through the cloudy season we're enduring. To stay up with the latest money tallies and reporting stories keep your eyes on our Elections 2012 hub page.
Continue readingSunlight Offices Closed Today, Back Tomorrow
Like much of DC and the Eastern Seaboard, the Sunlight Foundation's offices are closed today. We are all working from home so the Sunlight continues to shine, but we may be a tad preoccupied plugging up leaks and keeping roommates, children and spouses from going too stir crazy.
Continue readingSunlight Open House Postponed
The Sunlight Open House that was scheduled for Tuesday evening is postponed until after Election Day due to Hurricane Sandy.
Continue readingInbox Influence: Another Tool for the Elections
The folks who enjoy actively researching the influence behind the election turn to Sunlight's tools like Follow the Unlimited Money, Ad Hawk or our Elections hub page. For everyone else, there's Inbox Influence.
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