Recent radicalization of Hungarian politics can partly be traced back to the country's messy political funding regime, and might be a warning sign that transparent political funding is a necessary condition for a healthy political ecosystem.
Continue readingSign the letter: Open U.S. state legislative data!
As a way to help spread the word about the significance of open legislative data, we've circulated a letter to ask U.S. state legislatures to make several important datasets available online and in open, structured form.
Continue readingThe other super PAC taking on outside spending
A new super PAC has a different plan to take big money out of elections: Get candidates to sign a 'no dark money' pledge that would discourage money from anonymous sources.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Oakland’s new campaign finance app
Open Disclosure is the product of a unique partnership between the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission, which enforces Oakland’s campaign finance laws, and OpenOakland, a civic innovation organization.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/19/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including big spending on conservation, open data and FOI in the Philippines, and innovation at the DC City Council.
Continue readingPrivate memo reveals winding tale involving John McCain, the NRA and … condors
On July 30, 2013, John McCain called the ATF to speak with Director B. Todd Jones. McCain wanted to talk about condors. What happened next is a labyrinthine adventure highlighting the sometimes bizarre nature of American politics.
Continue readingSunlight, opengov groups call on legislatures around the globe to embrace open data
Sunlight is thrilled to celebrate Global Legislative Openness Week, calling for increased legislative transparency and parliamentary open data around the globe.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 9/18/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including plenty of opinion, another move in the Uber-Lyft war, and getting rewarded for net neutrality opposition.
Continue readingHouse moves to restrict open data on corporate financial statements
Last night the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5405 which, among other things, would exempt more than half of public companies in the U.S. from reporting their financial statements as open data.
Continue readingTransparency advocates look at “The Price We Pay for Money’s Influence on Politics” during Sunlight-hosted event
With the midterms fewer than 50 days away, the Sunlight Foundation and ReThink Media hosted a panel discussion about the oversized role dark money plays in American elections.
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