This is an exceptional moment to get involved with law enforcement data reform.
Continue readingEnterprise data inventories should be open — not hidden from the public
The Sunlight Foundation has spent a lot of time talking about the need for governments to create comprehensive lists of their information holdings — and to release those lists to the public. You can expect more of the same in 2015.
Continue readingAttorney General Holder: Use open data to fix habeas corpus laws
Attorney General Eric Holder: Let your legacy include you being the first attorney general to call for courts around the country to buy into the idea of open data and transparency.
Continue readingNet neutrality foes take their fight to the airwaves
Net neutrality friends and foes air their concerns in a pair of congressional hearings Wednesday, the latest front in a war of words ranging from K Street to your TV set.
Continue readingOpengov bills still provide hope on Citizens United’s fifth anniversary
To mark Citizens United's fifth anniversary, a number of opengov bills are being introduced to enhance campaign finance data and its disclosure.
Continue readingInside Spending: How Citizens United restored the soft money system
While the Citizens United decision hasn’t necessarily led to more speech about public policy, it has restored the soft money system of politics.
Continue readingOpengov leaders: President Obama, use your bully pulpit to promote democracy reforms in the State of the Union
We asked a diverse set of leaders on the forefront of advocating for civic engagement, civic technology, government accountability and open government to weigh in on what President Obama should say in tonight’s State of the Union.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: A comparison to Hitler, a deleted press release and an outgoing Gov learns Git
This week's roundup of deletions archived by Politwoops includes a long delayed deletion about Hitler, a revoked press release and more.
Continue readingWant to get paid to learn? Apply for a summer Google Journalism fellowship at Sunlight!
The Sunlight Foundation is proud that the Google Foundation is again sponsoring a paid summer internship for an aspiring data journalist in our Washington, D.C. offices. Apply by Jan. 31!
Continue readingAn upgrade for our State of the Union Machine
In preparation for President Obama's annual address to Congress next week, our State of the Union Machine just got an upgrade.
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