The Western Growers Association, a trade group representing agricultural interests in California and the Southwest, is shoring up its Washington lobbying presence with the help of a former member.
Continue readingAnnouncing new blog series and homepage from Sunlight
We're proud to officially announce a new series of recurring blog posts: Each day, we’ll focus on a different aspect of Sunlight’s approach to making our government and politics more open and accountable.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Crowdsourcing state and local transparency
While many local governments offer public records, disclosure is inconsistent and not standardized. California Common Sense encountered this problem — and devised an interesting solution.
Continue readingBan on secret backdoor searches of American’s data passes the House (again)
Good news for surveillance reform: An amendment that would end secret, warrantless surveillance on Americans' information just passed the House.
Continue readingSunlight gets 5-star transparency rating from Transparify
When it comes to transparency, Sunlight is proud to practice what we preach.
Continue readingHastert case points to a much bigger source of scandal
The biggest scandal involving former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has little to do with the one he faced in a U.S. courthouse in Chicago this week.
Continue readingSunlight and 26 others call for an end to secret, warrantless searches of Americans’ data
The Sunlight Foundation is joining a coalition that's demanding an end to secret, warrantless searches of Americans' data.
Continue readingVote buying sullies Mexico’s midterm elections
The 2015 Mexican midterm elections may have concluded with a minimal change in the balance of power at the national level, but questions still remain about the integrity of Mexican politics and electoral processes.
Continue readingOhio boosts local financial transparency with online checkbook
Ohio is leading the way on financial transparency with its new online checkbook, allowing anyone to easily access local spending data.
Continue readingCommon Core advocates dominate early messaging in Iowa
A Washington nonprofit devoted to ginning up support for the Common Core standards has bought the lion's share of early TV ads in Iowa.
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