Everything you need to know about campaign finance in the U.S., defined in understandable, human terms.
Continue readingFarewell OpenCongress, hello GovTrack
Sometimes, collaboration means an overt step forward. Other times it's a step to the side. With this in mind, we're bidding farewell to OpenCongress and redirecting users to GovTrack.
Continue readingShifting super PAC cash makes it even harder to follow the money
Though super PACs are required disclose their transactions, the strange money moving mechanics of super PACs continue to blur the lines of coordination — and make following the money that much more difficult.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why data journalism tries, and fails, to go global
Data journalists have a tremendous role to play in being a public-service watchdog around the world. How to make that happen effectively is still something we're trying to figure out.
Continue readingPolitwoops U.S. is back!
What happened when a super PAC listed Sunlight’s phone number on its ad filing
Why was a super PAC using our phone number on an FCC filing?
Continue readingA family affair: Jeb and Hillary’s Election 2016 fundraising, mapped
Throughout the 2016 campaign, two candidates have lapped the field when it comes to throwing fundraisers — Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. We mapped the distances they traveled in their pursuit of campaign cash.
Continue readingTacoma becomes sixth What Works City to adopt an open data policy
Tacoma, Wash., just passed an open data policy that will allow the city to make better decisions that will ultimately improve the lives of its citizens.
Continue readingTulsa brings a new kind of energy to its open data policy and practice
With Tulsa’s new policy framework, the city has successfully focused on open data implementation and put in place a strategy for getting there with a new kind of energy.
Continue readingReconciling criminal history open data and expungement
Inmate and arrest data will likely remain available in a variety of formats online. Unfortunately, those identified in the data may face long-term impact even after they have “paid their debt” to society.
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