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Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 2/28/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including the race for Oversight, stopping secret contracts, and open data's YouTube moment.
Continue readingThe revamped Sunlight Local page is your one-stop shop for local opengov
We've revamped our Local Policy page with new resources, links, tools and analysis. It's your one-stop shop for local open data — check it out today!
Continue readingDoctors lobbying Congress against pay cuts
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, Democrat and Republican members of Congress are united in backing legislation that would to keep physician pay high under the federal Medicare program.
Continue readingFired Stockman staffer resurfaces as “newspaper” publisher
A former staffer for Rep. Steve Stockman has been printing a publication designed to look like a newspaper, albeit one with a curiously singular focus - to criticize Stockman's Senate primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 2/27/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including Bill Clinton on the fundraising trail, bribery in Germany, and open data in Vermont.
Continue readingRep. Robin Kelly clears a heap of old campaign tweets
Yesterday morning, the campaign account for Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., deleted 108 tweets, making the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops archive the only place to find these once public messages.
Continue readingNRA increasing investment in Florida House race
So far, the NRA has invested more than $108,000 to help a Republican candidate win a hotly contested special election next month in Florida.
Continue readingHouse moves FOIA reforms forward
Last night, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the FOIA Act. The bill will codify a number of important, if incremental, reforms to the FOIA.
Continue readingSunlight Open Data Policy Guidelines now available in Spanish
We are excited to announce that the Open Data Policy Guidelines are now available in Spanish.
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