Yesterday the Senate unanimously voted to close a loophole that may have allowed the SEC to disregard certain FOIA requests. The... View Article
Continue readingVoters will be Victims of DISCLOSE Act Defeat
The Senate is expected to vote again tomorrow on the DISCLOSE Act, the bill passed by the House and supported... View Article
Continue readingJesse Jackson Jr.’s Blago issues continue
Looks like the allegations directed at Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. weren’t solely related to an alleged attempt to purchase a... View Article
Continue readingProtests to police action, Bell city officials arrested
If you’re not familiar with the shocking story of Bell, a Los Angeles suburb, here’s a quick overview. Due to... View Article
Continue readingBlagojevich scandal continues with allegations against Jackson
A fund-raiser for Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. told federal authorities that the congressman authorized him to offer then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich... View Article
Continue readingBecome a Sunlight Campaign Ad Monitor
In January, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case would open the “floodgates... View Article
Continue readingAP report highlights lack of disclosure in campaign finance world
A report put out by the Asoociated Press today highlights the lack of disclosure of money spent to influence mid-term elections. The story highlights the successful fundraising efforts by American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, two Republican-leaning organizations created by top Bush administration advisors, and notes that the two groups raised $14.5 million combined in one 30-day period that ended on Sunday.
But that information can't be verified.
The information is said to have been made available to the AP; it is not filed on any official disclosure. The only amount of money that can be confirmed is about ...
Continue readingLobbyist to plead guilty, may provide information on lawmakers, despite ethics committee exoneration
In case you needed a dose of the absurd for your Monday take a look at the case of ex-lobbyist... View Article
Continue readingOpen Source, Open Gov, Open House
Hopefully all of you know this already (you are subscribed to the Labs Google Group, right? And following us on Twitter? And on our general Sunlight mailing list and maybe watching our office windows from across the street in case we write something important on a whiteboard? Good.). But if not: we're having an open house! It's this Thursday, it's happening at 6pm, and it would be great if you could make it. We'll have some drinks, some videogames, and some in-progress projects to demo. You just need to bring your charming self.
What: Sunlight Labs Open House
When: Starts at 6 pm on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Where: 1818 N Street Suite 300 NW Washington DC
If you can manage an RSVP, we'd appreciate it (but if you can't, that's fine, too).
Hope to see you Thursday!
Continue readingPost-Citizens United disclosure is down significantly
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling opened up a massive hole in the disclosure regime governing campaign spending. According to... View Article
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