Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including T-Mobile's lobbying, and two critiques of open data.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Colorado ‘product’ Super Bowl wager, revoked support and more
Welcome to another week's review of some deleted tweets from politicians caught by the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops project.
Continue readingPDF Liberation: Why it matters and how you can help
Trying to ensure the accessibility of digital documents was the goal of the PDF Liberation Hackathon, held over the Martin Luther King Jr. day weekend in at least six cities. Sunlight provided the DC venue.
Continue readingRegs in review: genetically modified crops, captive bears, and nuclear waste
Welcome to Sunlight's new recurring report on regulatory highlights from the feds. This week: deregulation of soybeans and corn genetically modified to defy pests, another to protect bears in captivity, and another to set standards for nuclear waste storage.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: The new frontier in Government transparency
OpportunitySpace is spotlighting transparency in public land use by aggregating and publishing actionable information about public property inventories, sale mechanisms, development plans and incentives.
Continue readingRetired staffers land on their feet, several already on K Street
An analysis of some of the highest paid former staffers from the House and Senate finds a number of landing posts at lobbying shops almost immediately upon leaving their congressional posts.
Continue readingThe rise of the million-dollar lobbyist
Lobbying is a very lucrative business. But for some it’s more than very lucrative: It’s million-dollar lucrative.
Continue readingWho did business with political consultant tied to illegal foreign donations?
A political consultant charged with illegally funneling foreign money into San Diego campaigns has had numerous clients nationwide. See if he's done business with politicians in your neck of the woods.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 1/24/2014
Keep reading for today’s look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including super PACs for Hillary, traffic tech in the... View Article
Continue readingScotland takes first steps towards lobbying transparency — with a little help from Sunlight
Last week, transparency advocates were invited to an oral evidence session in the Scottish parliament and made a strong case for lobbying disclosure.
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