We are proud to announce that Sunlight has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the fourth year in a row, the highest rating available.
Continue readingAnnouncing new blog series and homepage from Sunlight
We're proud to officially announce a new series of recurring blog posts: Each day, we’ll focus on a different aspect of Sunlight’s approach to making our government and politics more open and accountable.
Continue readingSunlight gets 5-star transparency rating from Transparify
When it comes to transparency, Sunlight is proud to practice what we preach.
Continue readingWe’re making it easier to access and use Sunlight’s data
In the coming months, the Sunlight Foundation will consolidate our resources, making it easier for you to access and use the data we open up about government and political influence.
Continue readingThe Political One Percent of the One Percent: Megadonors fuel rising cost of elections in 2014
In the 2014 elections, 31,976 donors — equal to roughly one percent of one percent of the total population of the United States — accounted for an astounding $1.18 billion in disclosed political contributions at the federal level.
Continue readingHappy 9th anniversary, Sunlight!
The Sunlight Foundation is celebrating its ninth anniversary this week! It’s been incredible to see the support and passion from all of our fellow Sunlighters like you that have made this journey possible, so thank you!
Continue readingInfluence Analytics 2014: IRS political regs, Keystone XL & cigars draw most comments
Sunlight's Docket Wrench helps identify the federal regulations that drew the most public comment in 2014 -- and who is driving the traffic. Here's hoping 2015 brings more agency participation in regulations.gov!
Continue readingWe’ve come a long way, baby: 8 years of Sunlight in opengov
Celebrate eight years of Sunlight with our interactive report, "Milestones and Metamorphosis: A Chronology of Sunlight and OpenGov.
Continue readingU.S. Political Finance: Americans spend more on elections, but they lead from behind
Although the U.S. political map turned significantly more red last week, the one unifying color of the midterm elections was green.
Continue readingThirty minutes on Philly TV news: 11 political ads, no political stories
If one recent evening newscast is any indication, Philadelphia voters may be longing for used car ads and payday loan pitches — and maybe for some unbiased political reportage.
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