The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein nails it on the head in this post on lobbying: …I worry much more about... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Black Ops: Op-Ed Edition
There is an op-ed in The Hill today by lobbyist Thomas Spulak arguing that the interests that hire lobbyists are... View Article
Continue readingSunlight keeps pushing for a strong response to Citizens United
According to various news reports, we can expect to see the legislative response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens... View Article
Continue readingIntroducing TransparencyData.com
Today we're releasing TransparencyData.com, a new service from the Sunlight Foundation, and technically the most challenging thing we've ever done. TransparencyData lets you query and download bulk data about transparency. We're launching with two datasets that have never been merged before, and without an unprecedented amount of access.
We've merged all of OpenSecrets data with all the data from FollowTheMoney.org allowing you, for the first time, to get a clear picture of campaign contributions at both the state and federal level. Before now, there were two datasets: the OpenSecrets data focusing on federal data, and the FollowTheMoney data, focusing on state data. Now, finally, you can use TransparencyData.com to query, filter, and download this data.
Continue readingLatest from Citizens United: Disclosure, Yes. Contribution limits, No.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in favor of disclosure and against contribution limits for outside groups running... View Article
Continue readingRep. Quigley Introduces the Transparency in Government Act: You Helped Make it Happen
Today Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act, sweeping legislation that addresses issues ranging from making Members’ reports... View Article
Continue readingTransparency, the Internet and the Affordable Care Act
Last year, I looked at the instances of the word “Internet” in the Senate version of the health care reform... View Article
Continue readingThe First Citizens United Ad
The Texas Tribune spots what could possibly be the first corporate-sponsored political advertisement allowed under the Citizens United ruling. The... View Article
Continue readingBudget and Deficit Transparency
Earlier this week, the Senate passed an amendment to the unemployment extenders bill that would require the Secretary of the... View Article
Continue readingThe future of libraries
This article in the New Republic by Lisbet Rausing takes a look at the future of libraries and knowledge and... View Article
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