With Sunlight’s Money, Politics and Transparency project, we're raising awareness about money's influence on governance across the globe. Recently, we've discovered some resilient initiatives that shine a light on anonymous cash that's pouring into politics.
Continue readingHappy 9th anniversary, Sunlight!
The Sunlight Foundation is celebrating its ninth anniversary this week! It’s been incredible to see the support and passion from all of our fellow Sunlighters like you that have made this journey possible, so thank you!
Continue readingNew Pew study: Public is optimistic about open government and open data
Today, the Pew Research Center released a new report showing the majority of Americans hope more transparency and data sharing by government will make officials more accountable.
Continue readingFor Google fellow, Sunlight picks Nick
Nick Judd — a journalist, editor and current Ph.D. student — will join our reporting team this summer as Sunlight's second Google Journalism Fellow.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: 5 lessons from my Sunlight exchange
I had the chance to spend some time working with the Sunlight Foundation in Washington, D.C. Here are five things I learned about openness and transparency during my experience.
Continue readingOpening data for stronger cities: The ‘What Works Cities’ initiative
Sunlight is proud to announce that we’ve joined a collaboration called the What Works Cities initiative, a three-year, nationwide program to accelerate the use of data and evidence in American cities.
Continue readingLiberal group to air ‘issue ad’ in Iowa
A left-leaning nonprofit will begin airing ads on the renewable fuel standard in Des Moines on Monday, days after Hillary Clinton wrapped up her first road trip through Iowa as a presidential candidate.
Continue readingDeletes of the Week: Catching delayed deletions on Twitter
As a tweet ages and falls from the recent stream, it's easier to quietly scrub those statements without getting attention — unless you're a politician in Politwoops.
Continue readingSunlight and allies continue to push for transparent political advertising
This week, Sunlight helped filed comments to the FCC urging greater transparency around political ads on cable/satellite TV and radio. The message is clear: It's not public unless it's online.
Continue readingNew reforms illuminate Maryland’s public records
Maryland is about to take a big step toward increasing transparency: Both the state’s House and Senate have passed positive reforms to the state’s Public Information Act (PIA), making its public records more accessible to all.
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