In Germany, a political party is manipulating the electoral system to elevate its importance — testing the limits of a political finance system based on trust and good intentions.
Continue readingPublic swamps FEC with post-McCutcheon rulemaking comments
Though pollsters see campaign finance reform as a nonstarter on the campaign trail. A proposed rulemaking in the wake of the Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision sparked an outpouring of public interest as letter-writing campaigns drew thousands of comments.
Continue readingYour senators’ campaign disclosures are due soon. Will they reveal them instantly online, or push paper?
Your senators have all the technology they need to disclose their campaign donors online. Still, using e-filing technology is voluntary. Whether a senator clicks "upload" or "print" is entirely up to them.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: A senator takes down a King
On this week's roundup of notable deleted tweets archived on Politwoops, we go ringside with a senator, collect dozens of old campaign messages from a new governor and more.
Continue readingOpening the municipal checkbooks
Local governments around the country are opening their checkbooks for public inspection, embracing open data in the process.
Continue readingSnap Shot Czech Republic: A tale of working Eastern European democracy
Jiří Skuhrovec and the Centre for Applied Economics recently completed a study of the Czech Republic's political system. What did they find? Serious conflicts of interest in the financing of all major Czech parties.
Continue readingHelp us build an evidence base on the social impact of open data!
We are launching a new research project to explore and analyse the social impact of open data outside the U.S. and need input from the global transparency community!
Continue readingSilver arrest shows need for more robust state disclosure
The arrest of New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges highlights something we've seen again and again — the need for greater political disclosure.
Continue readingCampaign reformers: Tighten coordination rules first
Coordination rules — the ones that keep independent super PACs independent — aren't working as they were intended.
Continue reading8 new OpenGov Grants start 2015 on a high note
We've awarded eight more OpenGov Grants - check them out here!
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