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Continue readingTester introduces the SUN Act, gets real about disclosure by nonprofits
Today, Sen. Jon Tester introduced the Sunlight for Unaccountable Nonprofits Act (The SUN Act). Not only are we at the Sunlight Foundation more than a little bit in love with the name, but we also love what the bill does.
Continue readingSenate to move on FOIA Improvement Act in lame duck
A new manager's amendment changes how effective the FOIA Improvement Act will be.
Continue readingKeystone XL: Senate caught between big donors
A handful of moderate Democrats could decide the bill's fate. A vote in either direction could trigger special interest attacks on the campaign trail.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes: Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillions
Between 2007-2012, America’s most politically active corporations spent $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. A Sunlight Foundation analysis suggests, however, that what they gave pales compared to what they got: $4.4 trillion in federal benefits.
Continue readingIntroducing Today in OpenGov, our new morning newsletter
Beginning Monday, Sunlight will start delivering a regular digest of open government news and information each morning to subscribers’ inboxes. We’re calling it "Today in OpenGov" and it’s Sunlight’s first-ever daily newsletter.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 11/14/2014
Keep reading for today's #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including Congressional transparency moves, an OGP thought experiment, principles for 21st century government, and more.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 11/13/2014
Keep reading for today's #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including upcoming campaign finance cases, a potential FOIA related arrest in Arkansas, and plenty of news out of Michigan.
Continue readingRarer than a day in June? FEC goes after congressional campaign for failure to disclose
It isn't every day that the federal campaign watchdogs actually bite.
Continue readingHelp save Sitegeist with our first Kickstarter campaign
Today, the Sunlight Foundation is launching our first Kickstarter campaign in hopes that you can help us save and upgrade Sitegeist, one of our most popular apps. Donate today!
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