From venues like Johnny’s Half Shell in D.C., maritime museums or Magic Johnson’s house, lawmakers follow the money wherever it takes them. Sometimes, it’s even in their own backyard.
Continue readingThe PRIDE Act would encourage greater data collection on criminal justice across the U.S. and would make standardizing that data a priority.
Continue readingA group of cities and counties in southern Virginia have hired a Washington lobbyist as part of their push for a $4 billion highway project that local leaders hope will bring jobs and growth to their rural area.
Continue readingVirginia is getting its citizens involved with opengov in multiple ways, including the 2015 Datathon Challenge and a new open data portal in Richmond.
Continue readingThrough our criminal justice project, we've discovered some great data resources across America.
Continue readingThe 2016 state legislative sessions have already witnessed a host of important actions, with legislators across the country considering measures to increase and decrease governmental transparency.
Continue readingThe politicians may love to hate Washington but guess where most of the money being spent on their behalf is going.
Continue readingPlanned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice blasted SCOTUS' decision in the Hobby Lobby case and vowed to keep fighting. Here's how they have extended their influence in the past.
Continue readingWhile pundits issue the post-mortem of Cantor's campaign, the American Chemistry Council and a host of PACs are left wondering how all their efforts (read:money) could have been in vain.
Continue readingThe vast majority of this spending is aimed at Republicans.
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