In many states, “right to know” laws haven’t been updated in decades. But that may change soon in Massachusetts, where new legislation promises a transparency upgrade.
Continue readingIlluminating the jargon of criminal justice data with Elasticsearch
Working with criminal justice information has led to new challenges for Sunlight developers. Using a tool called Elasticsearch, we're cutting through the newfound jargon to produce a useful criminal justice database.
Continue readingRegister now for TransparencyCamp 2015!
Sunlight is thrilled to announce registration is now open for our eighth TransparencyCamp, coming September 11-12 in Washington, D.C. Sign up today!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How the FEC is making it easier to follow the money
As part of a renewed transparency effort, the FEC is rolling out a fresh website to be more nimble, navigable and provide more customizable information to all.
Continue readingDeletes of the Week: The civic impact of Politwoops
Sunlight's Politwoops has powered great reporting, fueled serious discussions and even taught some valuable lessons to politicians.
Continue readingIntroducing Sunlight’s presidential committee tracker
To help White House watchers tracking the millions of dollars at play in next year’s election, Sunlight’s added a new feature to follow political committees supporting known, and likely, presidential candidates.
Continue readingTexas bill the latest revolving door measure to flounder
Revolving door safeguards are meant to ensure that policymakers are acting in their constituents' best interests — not their future employers'. But legislation to support this idea has floundered recently.
Continue readingSenate rejects USA Freedom Act: A positive step for surveillance reform
After a Capitol Hill spectacle from Sen. Rand Paul, we're happy to see lawmakers fighting for surveillance reform and proud to be part of an effort that strengthens transparency around Americans' privacy.
Continue readingSunlight analysis reveals only 15 percent of congressional websites are HTTPS ready
Sunlight surveyed Capitol Hill Web pages, finding only 15 percent of congressional websites are completely ready for HTTPS.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Challenges and solutions to collecting law enforcement data
Participants in the White House's Police Data Initiative identified challenges and solutions across law enforcement data collection, analysis and release. Here are the ideas and actions that came out of those discussions.
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