Carl Malamud has just taken his archive of nonprofit data offline because of the government's failure to respond to serious concerns.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/17/2014
Keep reading for an abbreviated look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including a lost appeal, from CEO to whistleblower, and scandal in South Carolina.
Continue readingWho’s underwriting President Obama’s political nonprofit?
Since the beginning of the 2014 campaign cycle, 14 donors — from a hedge fund manager to a gay rights activist to a venture capitalist — have given $100,000 or more to President Obama's uncampaign committee, Organizing for Action.
Continue readingFive charts on food industry influence
With the House set to battle First Lady Michelle Obama over school lunch nutrition regulations, as Peter Olsen-Phillips reports today,... View Article
Continue readingMoney, Politics and Transparency project announces expert reference group
Money, Politics and Transparency is pleased to formally announce its “Reference Group”—a team of global experts with deep understanding and experience in topics related to political finance including elections, transparency, corruption, ethics and political parties.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/16/2014
Keep reading for an abbreviated look at #OpenGov news, focusing on the events coming up this week.
Continue readingThe influence battle for your child’s lunch
Food processing companies' dollars flow to the campaigns for members on the Appropriations' agriculture subcommittee, some of whom are trying to delay new regulations for healthier school lunches.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: TweetDeck vulnerability hits the Hill, an impersonator and more
It was another busy week for Politwoops with a TweetDeck vulnerability spreading across the Hill, an impersonator of a campaign account and much more.
Continue reading“UnBlight,” A community unconference on housing data
We are planning an Unblight unconference to bring together community advocates, technologists, journalists, policy makers and students interested in exchanging ideas and sharing lessons about combating blight and repurposing abandoned parts of our cities.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Hacking for women’s empowerment
Bread for the World Institute is organizing a hackathon to bring together coders, data scientists and data visualizers to visualize the untold story of data gaps on women’s empowerment for its upcoming 2015 Hunger Report.
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