While much slower to lock down air time than they have been at English-language stations, political committees -- especially those allied with Democrats -- are beginning to buy ads aimed at Spanish speakers.
Continue readingNo, less disclosure will not reduce dark money
I’ve seen some odd arguments for limited disclosure over the years, but this may be just about the strangest and most divorced from reality.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/17/14
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including a showdown between House Oversight and the White House, more Afghan election turmoil, and new open law and legislation efforts at the municipal level.
Continue readingOutside political spending = economic boom in D.C.
The politicians may love to hate Washington but guess where most of the money being spent on their behalf is going.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/16/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including an FCC website crash following numerous public comments on net neutrality, Germany re-embracing the typewriter as a means of private communication, and plenty of state and local news.
Continue readingPolicy Deep Dive: Local open data policy in Canada
Even though Canada has taken the most positive steps among the G7, there is still room for improvement for their municipal policies regarding what data should be public, how to make data public and how to implement policy.
Continue readingFiorina’s new super PAC raises $1.1 million
Carly Fiorina's new super PAC reported raising reported raising just over one million dollars in it's first filing. That's just one of the nuggets we found in the quarterly filings due at the Federal Election Commission today.
Continue readingReminder: Your senators (probably) still file campaign reports on paper
The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act is a simple measure that would require that Senate candidates file their mandatory campaign disclosure reports online with the FEC.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/15/14
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including an editorial from former OIRA chief Cass Sunstein on the FOIA reform bill, more high-profile detentions in China's crackdown on corruption, and plenty of state and local news.
Continue readingRegister for “Unblight”: A community unconference on housing data, August 14-15
Sunlight Foundation, together with the Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University will be hosting Unblight: a community unconference on housing and property data in Macon, Georgia on August 14-15, 2014.
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