The 2014 midterms were a bruising affair — racking up record costs for candidates and outside groups. Some incumbents, however, managed to weather their re-election contests while keeping millions in reserve.
Continue readingAdding transparency to the processes behind open data
Montgomery County, Md., provides an example of how the prioritization process for open data can be open in itself.
Continue readingHow do we improve open data for police accountability?
We grant law enforcement and corrections departments the right to exercise more physical power over US citizens than we do to any other part of our government. Do we have the data we need to evaluate how they use it?
Continue readingWest Virginia ‘outside’ group run by state GOP committee members
Two GOP party leaders appear to be behind an 'outside' group that spent $1.4 million helping to elect Republicans to state offices in West Virginia.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: What is the Utility Air Regulatory Group, which opposes Obama’s Clean Power Plan?
Among the 1.3 comments submitted to the EPA on proposals to curb global warming was a lengthy missive from an opaque group of utilities with a record of fighting proposals to combat climate change: the Utility Air Regulatory Group.
Continue readingHillary Clinton fundraiser, Hollywood donors spur seven-figure haul for Democratic ‘super joint’ committee
Within five days of a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser headlined by Hillary Clinton, a Democratic joint fundraising committee raised close to $1 million.
Continue readingEvent: Helping the 114th Congress build a more transparent government
On Dec. 11, the Advisory Committee on Transparency and the Sunlight Foundation will host a panel of experts and advocates from across the political spectrum to discuss ideas for reforms and strategies for success during the 114th Congress.
Continue readingChamber of Commerce sees assault on business in campaign finance reform
In an event at the Chamber of Commerce's headquarters, a diverse group of speakers from government, litigation, consulting and academia convened to tackle the intersecting issues surrounding the business community, campaign finance reform and political speech.
Continue readingElections and reform in the birthplace of the Arab Spring
Dr. Magnus Ohman, senior political finance adviser of International Foundation for Electoral Systems, examines the climate for electoral reform in Tunisia.
Continue readingTwo months, $15 million in political ads on Philly TV
That's what it cost to blast Philadelphians with 14,000 ads. The kicker? It was state candidates doing most of the spending.
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