The drumbeat continues for the twelve members of the Committee on Deficit Reduction to step up and match their newly... View Article
Continue readingOpen Letter Pen Pals: A Word from the Governor of Maine
Remember that fuss we were making over our Open Letter to Governors and the lack of support for state level... View Article
Continue readingThe Open Letter Campaign, or Sunlight in Utah
Last week, a few Sunlighters and I journeyed to Salt Lake City, Utah to do something — er, many things... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Louisiana governor to become subject to public records law
As mentioned earlier, the open government movement made major strides today — when together with the Participatory Politics Foundation, we... View Article
Continue readingCityCamp San Francisco
We’re big fans of CityCamp here at Sunlight. It’s very cool to watch the process of government opening before your... View Article
Continue readingSunshine Week Round up: A look at state-based events
Next week, the nation will be celebrating the 7th annual Sunshine Week. Started by the American Society of Newspaper Editors... View Article
Continue readingWhat Do You Want to Get Out of TransparencyCamp?
The open government movement (like most of the online world) is obsessed with “unconferences” — meet-ups, of sorts, where the... View Article
Continue readingThe Local Open Government Directive
Introducing the Local Open Government Directive, a model based on the federal Open Government Directive modified to help local governments bring about openness and transparency. Over the last month, representatives from Colorado Smart Communities, CityCamp, Code for America, , the Sunlight Foundation and many other activists have been working together to create this document.
Continue readingWhat to do tonight in DC? Get Indecent with Sunlight!
What to do tonight in DC? Get Indecent with Sunlight! In DC? Join Sunlight tonight at Indecent Disclosure, a fundraiser, happy hour, and all around transparency hootenanny taking over Madams Organ (2461 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009) between 5 and 9 PM. Why, you say? Well, for starters, we throw a great party, and we love meeting other folks interested in transparency and open government. The party will include drink specials, a raffle (you enter just by buying a ticket to the event itself!), and Constant Alarm, an awesome, new, local band in DC.
Continue readingIntroducing Operation Transbearency: Follow the Honey
If you follow Sunlight in any capacity, you may have noticed a seemingly innocuous typo slip into our writing of... View Article
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