It's long dismayed us that Congress doesn't provide an easy or straightforward way to contact lawmakers directly - but all that changed when 150 civic hackers tackled this important problem.
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American Crossroads has raised hundreds of thousands from obscure LLCs - groups that can contribute money without revealing who their donors are.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/21/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including Bush II records, more fallout from the Moreland Commission in New York, and France joining the OGP.
Continue readingSunlight at PyCon 2014
Labs members go to Canada, eat poutine and Paultag dazzles with an A+ talk. It's Sunlight's recap of PyCon 2014!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Does open data improve governance? Of course!
Junar, an open data platform is making it easier for businesses, governments and other organizations to free their data in order to drive new opportunities, collaboration and transparency.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Flying over Colombia, #theft, doing it for the Vine and more
Welcome to this week's review of notable deleted tweets caught and archived by the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops project.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/18/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including the fundraiser-in-chief, open data in Jakarta, and a new open data law in Maryland.
Continue readingAmerican Oligarchy: How the preferences of elites shape policy outcomes
Time and again we find that corporate interests are far more involved in the political process than ordinary citizens. Now, a recent paper provides empirical evidence finding this imbalance is actually a systemic feature of modern American democracy.
Continue readingUpcoming EU elections bringing undue influence into the spotlight again
A broader coalition of European civil society organizations launched a campaign to make some noise around the influence of big businesses on EU institutions.
Continue readingHouse retirees leaving $13 M on the table
More than two dozen retiring House members have a combined $13 million in their campaign kitties. What are they going to do with all that cash?
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