Some of the lawmakers who are grilling AT&T and DirecTV today about a proposed merger got campaign money from ... guess who?
Continue readingLet’s talk money, politics and transparency at Open Knowledge Festival 2014
Come join our Money, Politics and Transparency session at OKFestival2014 in Berlin this July to hear about the current challenges in different political finance disclosure regimes and to brainstorm about potential next steps for the open government community.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/24/2014
Keep reading for an today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including open data on the beach, the story of Philadelphia's 1st Chief Data Officer, and coordination everywhere.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Mississippi race hits $17 million
The first half of primary season 2014 draws to a close with a blast of big money and a scare for two congressional veterans.
Continue readingDenver TV station pulls its biggest political ad order from public site
A TV ad-buying company with close ties to Republican Party leaders pulled a $740,070 contract from a Denver TV station when a reporter tried to learn who was footing the bill.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/23/2014
Keep reading for an today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including an inch closer to Senate e-filing, corporate data and corruption, and open law in New York City.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Exploring the transparency and open data landscape
There is a growing need for rich, accurate and timely information on existing organizations, projects, tools, stories and experts in the open data and transparency community.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Reactions to the World Cup, #bushwar and more
This week's roundup of notable deleted tweets archived by Politwoops include reactions to the World Cup, a removal of hashtags about Iraq and more.
Continue readingHedge fund millionaires fuel New York super PAC
Politically active hedge fund managers are the financial engine behind a new super PAC that's making a splash in a Republican primary in rural New York.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Draw an API – An interpretation of open data by TCampers
Several people came together at TransparencyCamp to "Draw an API." Their interpretation of open data was meant to unpack the concept of open data and how non-technologists perceive it.
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