Welcome to another brief roundup of notable deleted tweets from U.S. politicians caught by the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops project this week.
Continue readingFL-19: Super PAC refunds founders $1 million, Tea Party enters race at 11th hour
It's the home stretch for Republican candidates in Florida's 19th Congressional District and the campaign finances are just as confusing as the political horse race.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: CandidateVerification – transparency in political background checks
Candidateverification.org is providing background checks for political candidates running for public office and bringing transparency into the electoral system.
Continue readingU.S. image abroad harmed by McCutcheon decision
The McCutcheon decision should be an “occasion for outrage.” Unfortunately in the U.S., voters seem to have become accustomed to the very things that disgust them.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/11/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including Comcast, the Philippines, and Texas.
Continue readingDATA Act passes Senate, President’s desk on the horizon.
The DATA Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent this afternoon, moving it one step closer to the President's desk.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Nigerian government hires lobbying firms
Our latest look at interesting trends and news items that our Reporting Group has seen on Sunlight's influence trackers.
Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 4/10/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including duplicative programs, an international take on American campaign finance, and local crime data.
Continue readingHow the FCC is expanding transparency
The Federal Communications Commission just made the cost of a Senate seat a lot easier to calculate — and it's because the agency became more transparent.
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