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Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Strengthening oversight, curbing foreign money, transparency on the trail
OPEN UP: Why do presidential candidates disclosing health records and tax returns matter? Any health conditions that could affect ability... View Article
Continue readingThe U.S. intelligence community needs stronger congressional oversight
Today, Sunlight joined a broad coalition of 33 organizations calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to strengthen congressional oversight of the U.S. intelligence community.
Continue readingElection commissioner calls for new rules to keep foreign money out of U.S. politics
Last Friday, Ellen Weintraub of the FEC announced a new proposal to launch rulemaking to keep foreign money out of U.S. politics.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FARA faults, transparency on the trail, FOILing open government orders
LOOKING AHEAD: This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness... View Article
Continue readingSetting open government priorities for Congress in the 21st century
This morning, Sunlight joined a panel of open government advocates at a launch event for Global Legislative Openness Week to talk through what the 115th Congress could (and should) do to build on a decade of progress.
Continue readingOpen government initiative from D.C. mayor, not so open
In an ironic twist, Sunlight had to file a FOIA request in order to receive a copy of a mayoral order on open government.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: From open shelves to open data at TransparencyCamp 2016
Cleveland Public Library is positively thrilled to be the host of this year's TransparencyCamp, a natural fit given our mission of promoting the open and free exchange of information.
Continue readingReport finds delays and delinquencies in foreign lobbying disclosure
A new Justice Department report gave a mixed review of the execution of FARA, highlighting the need for greater enforcement of disclosure rules and citing frequent delays and lack of follow up.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Madison 3.0, Lobbying the transition, Facebook censors Norway PM, Election databot and more
MADISON 3.0: The OpenGov Foundation launched the third version of its collaborative drafting software, which has come a long way... View Article
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