As Sunlight explores the public use of microdata, we are also exploring the practical, legal and ethical challenges of working with individual-level data.
Continue reading47 groups rally around FOIA reform as bill moves to Senate floor
It's time for FOIA reform. The Sunlight Foundation is joined by 46 other public interest groups in making that call and celebrating the movement that's already happened.
Continue reading#Hack4Congress Boston: Making our lawmakers more responsive to the public
The inaugural #Hack4Congress took place last weekend, where attendees created innovative projects to help Congress work better.
Continue reading4 out of 5 senators are slow-walking disclosure — are yours among them?
Last weekend marked the deadline for all 100 U.S. senators to disclose their recent donors in year-end campaign reports. And despite the fact that each of them could have easily uploaded those reports online, most didn’t.
Continue readingFEC provides one stop downloading for committee spending data
The FEC has made new information available in bulk form, a big step forward for investigators and political reporters looking to go through PAC spending line by line.
Continue readingA bridge too far? Outside spender strategizes with members of Congress
Super PACs specializing in opposition research are thriving under loose coordination rules.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: 111 deletions by Arizona governor Doug Ducey and more
This week's roundup of notable deleted tweets from politicians archived on Politwoops includes a shopping trip, another deluge of deletions from long ago and more.
Continue readingCornyn goes to bat for FOIA Improvement Act – attorney general nominee Lynch, not so much
It was reassuring to see Cornyn bring up FOIA reform to Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch's attention yesterday — specifically calling on Lynch to support one of the critical components of the bill: the presumption of openness.
Continue readingJudiciary Committee takes aim at secret law during attorney general nominee hearing
During Loretta Lynch's confirmation hearing for one of the most critical positions in the federal government – attorney general – we saw a priority placed on improving the transparency of the Office of Legal Counsel.
Continue readingOil lobby launches Super Bowl ad blitz
The American Petroleum Institute plans to pay $100,000 for a 30-second ad spot to air during halftime of this weekend's Super Bowl.
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