Not long after we released our initial how-to introducing the new OpenFEC API, the 18F team announced that they were making even more available. Our followup post introduces some of the new additions and why they're so important.
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A Sunlight Foundation analysis found that outside groups have swapped consultants, staff and vendors with several presidential campaign committees.
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A small handful of House members and candidates, nearly all Republicans, have already raised more than $1 million each in the 2016 election cycle.
Continue readingWhat FEC filings show about 2016 candidates
Candidates for president offered the first detailed look at their campaign finances yesterday. While Hillary Clinton is running away with the money race for Democrats, the competition for cash is much tighter on the Republican side.
Continue readingNew resources from the Money, Politics and Transparency project expose money’s troubling role in politics
Today, the Money, Politics and Transparency project is excited to release a new set of resources that expose money’s troubling role in political parties and elections around the globe.
Continue readingCourt ruling could spur action on greater disclosure of contractor contributions
A recent court decision upheld the ban on political contributions by federal contractors — an action that could lead to greater disclosure of political contributions by entities that do business with the government.
Continue readingOpenFEC makes campaign finance data more accessible with new API: Here’s how to get started
Big news in the campaign finance world: The Federal Election Commission is taking a huge step forward by making data accessible through a modern API. Here's how to get started with this informative new resource.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: 10 years of shining a light on money in politics with MapLight
MapLight's been tracking money's influence on politics for more than a decade, informing citizens so the government can be held accountable.
Continue readingWe need a sharper focus on money in politics
As the 2016 elections come into view, reimagining the way in which we tell money in politics stories is one of the biggest challenges we face.
Continue readingCongress to President Obama: Make government contractors disclose political spending
Members of the Senate and the House wrote to President Obama urging him to draft and enact an executive order forcing all government contractors to disclose any political spending.
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