The point here is simple: we want to make it easier for developers and designers to find ways to help, come up with ideas, and start projects of their own. We want to make it easier for you to reach out to people in your community and find people you can work with. And we wanted to make it easy for people who run projects to ask for help. So James built the new SunlightLabs to start providing you with the tools to do just that.
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Not sure what I think about this, but former TARP czar Neil Kashkari, appointed under President Bush, told the TARP... View Article
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The former aide to an earmark opponent in Congress is filing suit against a client for whom he helped secure... View Article
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Lobbyists are in midst of a bonanza in Washington. With the Obama administration pursuing so many goals at once, the... View Article
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Jane Hamsher brought to my attention this morning a contest being run over at Daily Kos to find out why... View Article
Continue readingThe House and Senate’s Public — But Not Online — Documents
Over the last month, Sunlight has examined the document collections of the Office of the House Clerk and Office of... View Article
Continue readingEllen Miller on C-SPAN’s Communicators
Ellen Miller, Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation, appeared on C-SPAN’s Communicators to talk about Sunlight, citizen engagement and government... View Article
Continue readingThis Week in Transparency – August 28, 2009
Here are some of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and allies over the past week:... View Article
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