Welcome to another edition of "Influence Analytics," a recurring series on trends in lobbying and regulations — on and off Capitol Hill — that Sunlight's Reporting Group spots using our data analysis tools.
Continue reading$10 million in political ads might be heading to a TV near you
With 40 days until the general election, party committees dropped a combined $10 million over two days, pouring money into negative ads in competitive races.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/24/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including donor dollars, ONE trillion in corruption, and local archiving issues.
Continue readingIn Pennsylvania, some candidates don’t have all the voters’ ears
Even in a state with a disproportionate number of seniors, some candidates are failing to help voters hear their messages.
Continue readingMoney, politics and scandal in New Zealand’s election
Not normally on the world’s political radar, the recent parliamentary election in New Zealand put the small island nation on par with far more populous democratic countries — and not in a good way.
Continue readingCircle September 30th for Data Transparency 2014
On Sept. 30th, the leading authorities on the creation and implementation of open data policy for our country are gathering. Data Transparency 2014, co-hosted by the Sunlight Foundation, couldn’t come at a more critical time.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/23/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including trouble with the paperwork, plenty of news from around the world, and a game of Red Light Green Light in California.
Continue readingLiberals still top list of largest super PAC donors
With control of the Senate in doubt and Republicans likely to hold on to their majority in the House, liberal power brokers are ramping up their electoral giving.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/22/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including keeping private data private, trying to reform FIFA, and some transparency from the Port Authority.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: deleting to get attention, honing news reactions and more
This week on Politwoops included an Arizona candidate deleting on purpose to appear on the site, a governor changing their tone when reacting to infant mortality statistics, some lazy copy and pasting and more.
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