As one of his last official acts, a beneficiary of those pesky unsolicited political phone calls proposes giving voters the right to block them.
Continue readingDark money still a Republican game
A review of reported spending by dark money outfits finds Republican candidates are getting a bigger boost from anonymous donors.
Continue readingOutside groups spend at least $120 per Alaska voter
Voters in states with competitive races are being overloaded with advertising from outside interests trying to influence their vote. In red-hot Alaska, outsiders have spent at least $120 for each likely voter.
Continue readingCampaign Intelligence: Conservative money plays catch up
A recurring series on candidates, campaigns and elections in which Sunlight's Reporting Group highlights interesting stories we see developing from our data analysis tools.
Continue readingLiberal super PAC donors gearing up; Bankers and teachers groups lurch to life
Wednesday's filing deadline at the FEC brought with it a new trove of campaign finance data. See some of the juiciest nuggets in our monthly filing round-up.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: “Frankenfish” in Alaska, no drama in Wyoming
A look in to the money behind Tuesday's primaries in Alaska and Wyoming. We're following the political cash to show you who's spending big in these races and what they want in return.
Continue readingGrab your ear plugs: Political advertisers have buys all the way through Nov. 4
New filings in competitive Senate races — in states that did not previously share their political ad documents online — reveal which markets third party groups are targeting
Continue readingSleuthing political ads in competitive Senate races
Television broadcast stations around the country are opening their political files for the first time, and Sunlight's tracking the most notable happenings across the country.
Continue readingNew FCC online political ad disclosure rule exposes dark money TV buys
Beginning Tuesday, every broadcast television station in the country will have to post online copies of contracts and other information about the political advertisements they are airing.
Continue readingHow the FCC is expanding transparency
The Federal Communications Commission just made the cost of a Senate seat a lot easier to calculate — and it's because the agency became more transparent.
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