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Continue readingSenate should consider real time transparency to counteract McCutcheon
At a hearing today, the Senate addressed the issues of more money in politics that stem from the Citizens United and McCutcheon cases. One solution to consider: real-time transparency.
Continue readingBetter know a TCamper: OpenGov Grantees edition
"Better Know a TCamper" chronicles some of the awesome attendees you'll see at TransparencyCamp. In this post, you'll meet Marc Joffe of Public Sector Credit Solutions and Becky Sweger of the National Priorities Project.
Continue readingSenate Democrats call for constitutional amendment on campaign finance
Senate Democrats are planning to hold a vote later this year on a constitutional amendment that would nullify the Supreme Court's recent decision lifting limits on campaign spending, a key leader said Wednesday.
Continue readingHere’s how we’re going to find our next teammate
Sunlight needs a talented new engineer! And we're trying an experiment to make sure we find the best one we can.
Continue readingCampaign finance hearing puts Senate Rules Committee in the spotlight
Members of the Senate Rules Committee have first-hand knowledge of the impact of the Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance that the panel is examining.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/30/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including visualizing legislation, Southeast Asian open gov, and more.
Continue readingGrimm tales: Money kept rolling into NY congressman pre-indictment
Big donors kept on funding Rep. Michael Grimm's campaign despite the New York Republicans legal and PR troubles.
Continue reading“Why would a little disclosure be better than a lot of disclosure?”
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., defended the DISCLOSE Act but said "congressional inaction" puts dark money regulation into the IRS' court.
Continue readingComplete financial opacity in record-breaking Indian elections
In the world's second most expensive election process, India faces serious issues as its opaque political finance regime leaves over 800 million voters in the dark about who is funding the campaigns.
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