On a windy Thursday in D.C., I had a mission: I wanted to view the records of ad time purchased by a mysterious dark money group, Protect America’s Consumers. Easier said than done.
Continue readingDark money group spends $58,000 attacking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Nearly five years since the CFPB officially opened, a new dark money group is taking aim at the agency — and no one has any idea who's behind it.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FOIA reform in Congress close, but not headed to POTUS yet
TOP STORIES: Sunlight’s Noel Isama identified three big themes from the 2016 What Works Cities Summit: the need for institutional... View Article
Continue readingBattleground 2016: 25 big-spending House races to watch
There are 435 members of the House of Representatives up for re-election this year, but how many of those races will actually be competitive — and how many will see an influx of money in an effort to influence the outcome?
Continue reading3 big themes from the 2016 What Works Cities Summit
The What Works Cities Summit brought together more than 200 local officials to more effectively implement open data policy in cities across the country.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Reddit campaign shows consequences of FEC’s super PAC loophole
TOP STORIES: Last November, Sunlight reported on a blind spot for campaign finance rules. Our piece turned out to be... View Article
Continue readingSunlight’s recommendations for the Justice Department’s next Plan for Open Government
Here are Sunlight's suggestions to make the Department of Justice more open and transparent.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What A Wicked Web Of Campaign Finance We Weave
TOP STORY: Melissa Yeager dug into reader questions about campaign contributions, dark money and more. National “We The People” is... View Article
Continue reading‘Aren’t there limits on campaign contributions?’ and other questions you’re too embarrassed to ask
I thought there were limits on campaign contributions? You're right — sort of.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Corruption currents, “pop-up PACs” and “factivism”
TOP STORY: Judge Thomas F. Hogan, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, rejected a legal challenge to rules... View Article
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