In the last two weeks the campaign Twitter account for Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, has deleted nearly a hundred messages that were once shared with the public and now can only be found on our Politwoops archive of deleted tweets.
Continue readingUkraine lobbying exposes holes in foreign agent registration
Ukraine's embattled rulers may have connected lobbyists swarming Congress or even the White House pleading the case of President Viktor Yanukovich — but because of a change to disclosure requirements for agents of foreign powers, the public may never know.
Continue readingOutside spending favors Jolly in FL-13
Political groups not affiliated with any candidate have already spent more then $3.2 million on the special election for Florida's 13th District, Real-Time FEC shows, and thus far the outside money has favored David Jolly, R, the former lobbyist and staffer for the District's longtime Rep. C.W. "Bill" Young.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 2/12/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including Congressional travel, African corruption, and an open government start up.
Continue readingGovernment should use more autocomplete fields
By taking just a few simple steps, individual government officials and vendors could make their data better.
Continue readingDiverse coalition unites to support strong DATA Act
Today, the Sunlight Foundation joined a diverse group of organizations in supporting the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), S. 994 and H.R. 2061, legislation that would help to standardize and publish federal spending data.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 2/11/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including health care lobbying, Mexican education, and a big fine in California.
Continue readingAskThem.io launches today – questions-and-answers with every elected official
What would you like to ask your members of Congress? What would you like to know from your U.S. senators? What questions would you like to hear your U.S. representative answer, in a public town hall?
Continue readingCongressman has close ties to “independent” groups in New Mexico
A nonprofit and super PAC run by the former campaign manager of Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., and funded by campaign donors, are making their presence felt — running ads in a municipal election and fighting a proposed endangered species regulation.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 2/10/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including money in the House, civic innovation in Singapore, and lots of news out of Philadelphia.
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