Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including redacted judges, and the nexus of open data and PUPPIES.
Continue readingDATA Act clears Congress
The House unanimously passed the DATA Act about 15 minutes ago. Following Senate passage earlier this month, the DATA Act only needs President Obama's signature to become law.
Continue readingAsking for top-level changes to help boost local financial transparency
There's a clear path forward for opening up data about local finances, and we've written a letter in support of taking steps in that direction.
Continue readingDefense budget cuts aren’t shrinking Northrop Grumman’s political giving
The end of two wars, the sequester and deep cuts in military spending have threatened profits for defense contractor Northrop Grumman, but cuts haven’t hurt the company’s cash flow into Washington.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/28/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including a Grimm announcement, an entire country in Minecraft, and taking time in New York City.
Continue readingStockman faces ethics inquiry over campaign finances
Rep. Steve Stockman is facing an ethics inquiry after a series of Sunlight reports on the Texas Republican's questionable campaign finance practices.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: who didn’t celebrate #FLBootDay, why politicians shared a fad diet and more
Another busy week for Sunlight's Politwoops project to archive the deleted tweets of U.S. politicians. This week's deletions include a photo of a Governor's custom made boots, pervasive diet spam malware, a Nazi comparison and more!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Creating Jersey City’s first interactive spending budget
Open CJ developed an easier way for the public to learn more about city spending by creating the first interactive spending budget for Jersey City, NJ. The project came out of Sunlight Foundation organized, PDF Liberation Hackathon.
Continue readingWill e-cigarettes get vaporized by the federal government?
Want to track the behind-the-scenes lobbying on e-cigarette regulations? Sunlight Foundation's Docket Wrench provides graphical and analytical tools to help.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/25/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including an open NSA debate, access to information in Colombia, and ballot initiative transparency in California.
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