By now, most Americans think Congress is incredibly unproductive and remarkably polarized. But if we look at the hard data on our 2013 lawmakers, a slightly different story emerges.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 1/16/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including the omnibus spending bill, super super PAC pay, and progress in Pittsburgh.
Continue readingA troubling anti-transparency provision has appeared in the omnibus budget bill
Tucked away within the more than 1,500 pages of the omnibus budget bill is a small paragraph with potentially big effects for transparency efforts.
Continue readingThree more Dems retire; more than $1 million in flux
Three retiring House Democrats have more than $1 million in campaign cash leftover and lots of leeway about how to spend it.
Continue readingMost likely to exceed: Who’s poised to double down post-McCutcheon
In advance of an expected Supreme Court decision on campaign finance limits, the Sunlight Foundation and Center for Responsive Politics look at donors most likely to exceed them.
Continue readingDry-weather drone maker rains cash on Congress
Northrop Grumman supports lawmakers by pouring cash into their coffers. And now Congress had something to offer Northrop Grumman: further support for the company's troubled Global Hawk drone.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 1/15/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including new lobbying data, an attempt at ethics in Missouri, and aid spending in Europe.
Continue readingFEC lawyers: Reason to believe Crossroads broke law
The FEC's lawyers believe Crossroads GPS likely violated election law, according to a little-noticed legal report quietly released late last Friday.
Continue readingHow the Indian rail website accidentally stops bribery
Sunlight's in India for the Coalition Against Corruption Summit, but one of the most interesting ideas about corruption came to us as we tried to book train tickets.
Continue readingMore than $75K raised in two weeks prior to Florida’s 13th District GOP primary
Today's competitive GOP primary in the Tampa Bay area will pick the GOP candidate in what is certain to be one of the most-watched special congressional elections in the country.
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