In July, I wrote about a recently launched service called “If This Then That”, IFTTT.com. This services helps you automate... View Article
Continue readingHappy Holidays from Sunlight!
In case you missed it, I wanted to share this message that Ellen Miller, our Executive Director, sent out this... View Article
Continue readingAdd Gingrich to the Long List of Stealth Lobbyists
Here’s a riddle: What do you call it when someone earns millions of dollars from corporate clients, uses his relationships... View Article
Continue readingBipartisan Bill Would Expose Efforts to Influence Super Committee
Representatives Loebsack (D-IA), Quigley (D-IL) and Renacci (R-OH) introduced the Deficit Committee Transparency Act today, an important bill that would... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Digest Content in Minutes with Topicmarks
Need some help getting to the point? Topicsmarks is a summarizing service that analyzes large amounts of text and draws... View Article
Continue readingPity the Poor Lobbyists
The Hill’s Congress Blog last week featured an item by Howard Marlowe, president of the American League of Lobbyists, in... View Article
Continue readingTrendsetters Wanted
The Sunlight Foundation and a dozen other bipartisan organizations are seeking Senators who are willing to be among the first... View Article
Continue readingSuccess Has Many Parents, Colleagues and Friends – Thank You!
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Sunlight Foundation. It is exciting to reflect on how far we’ve come,... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Maine grapples with transparency
The recent outpouring of revulsion over Maine’s state of transparency including criticism from governor LePage’s own and our call for... View Article
Continue readingGroundhog Day (Lobbying Edition)
Every February 2nd, optimists around the country turn to a furry little rodent in Western Pennyslvania, hoping that this year... View Article
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