Chief Justice John Roberts thinks the Internet can save democracy from big money. As some of the Internet's most devoted users, we disagree.
Continue readingReporters: Apply by Friday for in-depth training on following the money in 2014
Reporters! The deadline to apply for a money in politics training hosted by Sunlight, OpenSecrets and the Center for Public Integrity has been extended to Friday, March 14. Sign up now!
Continue readingTraining for reporters covering election 2014: Turn dark money and hard dollars into good stories
Three investigative newsrooms well versed in covering campaign finance — including Sunlight — are teaming up to offer training that helps reporters make sense of all this data ahead of the 2014 elections.
Continue readingSuper Bowl of influence: How the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks stack up
Today's Super Bowl contenders have flexed their muscle outside the gridiron. A look at campaign contributions by the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
Continue readingPDF Liberation Hackathon and the need for more civic innovation
Public Sector Credit Solutions and Sunlight Foundation organized a multi-location PDF Liberation hackathon which helped free some much needed data but also exposed the need for more civic innovation.
Continue readingNot all of Obama’s SOTU guests are contributors, but . . .
Some of President Obama's guests at Tuesday's State of the Union address are political donors. But not all their contributions went to him or his party.
Continue readingPDF Liberation: Why it matters and how you can help
Trying to ensure the accessibility of digital documents was the goal of the PDF Liberation Hackathon, held over the Martin Luther King Jr. day weekend in at least six cities. Sunlight provided the DC venue.
Continue readingRetired staffers land on their feet, several already on K Street
An analysis of some of the highest paid former staffers from the House and Senate finds a number of landing posts at lobbying shops almost immediately upon leaving their congressional posts.
Continue readingExplore gun influence state by state
Use Sunlight's interactive table to get a state by state breakdown how much groups on either side of the gun debate gave candidates for state and federal office.
Continue readingExtra! Extra!! Get your real time campaign finance data here!!!
As fundraising for the 2014 congressional contests heats up and filing deadlines loom this week, the Sunlight Foundation is unveiling a new tool - the Real-Time FEC tracker - that will allow users to search, sort, filter and get alerts for campaign finance reports as they land at the Federal Election Commission.
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