The Sunlight Labs team ventured to the Second Congressional Hackathon on Capitol Hill to work with over 200 programmers, policy experts and legislators on challenges our government faces in its efforts to function more transparently.
Continue readingClose races, party leaders attract early money for 2016 House races
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 readingFor some House incumbents, traditional PACs are super
Sunlight's analysis of the most recent campaign finance data finds Rep. Bobby Rush has raised a larger chunk from political action committees than any other House member.
Continue readingDCCC and NRCC drive outside spending in the House
What makes a House race expensive? Generally, its national party committees and a small group of closely aligned outside players.
Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
Continue readingWhose former staffers make the most as lobbyists? Lott, Frist, Hoyer top the list
Analysis shows that working for a long-serving senator — especially one in a key leadership position — is a very good stepping stone to a lucrative career in lobbying.
Continue readingContribution profiles for top House leaders
These House leaders all receive more money from the 1% of the 1% than they do from small donors (under $200). With the exception of John Boehner, the U.S. House leaders we profiled received roughly between 6 times and 16 times more money from the 1% of the 1% than they did from small donors.
Continue readingIn #HackWeTrust – The House of Representatives Opens Its Doors to Transparency Through Technology
Yesterday, members of the House of Representatives hosted a ground-breaking public discussion on how to give the public better access... View Article
Continue readingHouse Holding Wonk-a-thon on Public Access to Congressional Info This Wednesday
This Wednesday, the House of Representatives will host an unprecedented public meeting from 3:30-7:30 to discuss how the public can... View Article
Continue readingFacing tough election, House Democrats contribute to build firewall
House Democrats have contributed nearly $40 million to the congressional campaign committee tasked with protecting the party’s majority in the... View Article
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