With the midterms fewer than 50 days away, the Sunlight Foundation and ReThink Media hosted a panel discussion about the oversized role dark money plays in American elections.
Continue readingSunlight announces Chris Gates as new president
Chris Gates will become the Sunlight Foundation’s next leader.
Continue readingBetter Know a TCamper: Meet the speakers that will get the TransparencyCamp 2014 party started!
Meet the speakers kicking off Transparency Camp 2014!
Continue readingTime to pass the baton at Sunlight
I recently informed the Sunlight board of my intention to step down by the end of 2014. There are many other great people running alongside me in the race for open government. And it’s time to pass the baton.
Continue readingJack Abramoff’s Obstruction of Lobbying Reform
Jack Abramoff left Washington to serve his prison sentence as a primary perpetrator and beneficiary of its culture of corruption.... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Testimony Interrupted by Reconciliation Obstructionism
“Sunlight is the best of disinfectants…” Those were practically the last words out of the mouth of the Sunlight Foundation’s... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice
A new book from O’Reilly media, entitled Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice, discusses the possible ways government can utilize the power of citizen engagement to become more efficient and transparent.
Continue readingThe Irony and the Solution of Lobbying Disclosures
If you read Monday’s New York Times story about how many lobbyists are de-registering in the face of new filing... View Article
Continue readingWeekly Media Roundup – May 1, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this week:... View Article
Continue readingWeekly Media Roundup – April 24, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this week:... View Article
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