Sunlight has joined a coalition of businesses, nonprofits, scholars and more demanding that Congressional Research Service reports be made public online to all.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Richmond’s new open data portal a good start, but more work needed
While Richmond's open data portal is a great step forward for transparency, signs of the same culture of government obstinance remain.
Continue readingFollow the 2016 money with Sunlight’s Real-Time Campaign Finance tracker
With the 2016 election cycle well underway, political hopefuls are kicking their fundraising into high gear — and Sunlight's Real-Time Campaign Finance tracker can help you follow the money.
Continue readingWhoFishesFAR brings open data and accountability to illegal fishing
WhoFishesFAR, a recently launched international fishing tracking website, presents a new and innovative approach to accountability rooted in open data.
Continue readingThe Great Rip-off: Unique campaign roots out transnational corruption
The Great Rip-off, a campaign from Global Witness, roots out transnational corruption and promotes corporate transparency.
Continue readingBuilding consensus: Reflections on creating the Declaration on Political Finance Openness
Since we launched the Money, Politics and Transparency project in early 2014, we’ve documented political finance practices, current reform efforts,... View Article
Continue readingOpenFEC API makes new itemized data available
Not long after we released our initial how-to introducing the new OpenFEC API, the 18F team announced that they were making even more available. Our followup post introduces some of the new additions and why they're so important.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Using open data to analyze crime in New Orleans
Analyzing publicly available criminal justice data is painting a much fuller picture of crime in New Orleans.
Continue readingThe politics of pot: Ballot initiatives on marijuana could cost $40 million in 2016
With several states exploring plans to put marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot in 2016, political groups on both sides are ramping up their spending.
Continue readingSunlight announces new project to foster greater transparency in Ukraine
Thanks to the Mott Foundation, Sunlight is embarking on a new project to foster greater transparency and accountability in Ukraine.
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