Two GOP party leaders appear to be behind an 'outside' group that spent $1.4 million helping to elect Republicans to state offices in West Virginia.
Continue readingThe other super PAC taking on outside spending
A new super PAC has a different plan to take big money out of elections: Get candidates to sign a 'no dark money' pledge that would discourage money from anonymous sources.
Continue readingFiorina’s new super PAC raises $1.1 million
Carly Fiorina's new super PAC reported raising reported raising just over one million dollars in it's first filing. That's just one of the nuggets we found in the quarterly filings due at the Federal Election Commission today.
Continue readingGrab your ear plugs: Political advertisers have buys all the way through Nov. 4
New filings in competitive Senate races — in states that did not previously share their political ad documents online — reveal which markets third party groups are targeting
Continue readingSleuthing political ads in competitive Senate races
Television broadcast stations around the country are opening their political files for the first time, and Sunlight's tracking the most notable happenings across the country.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Republican primaries in the spotlight
Outside money has coalesced behind Ben Sasse in Nebraska, while the leader of a crowded GOP pack in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional district gets most of his money from out of state.
Continue readingHow the FCC is expanding transparency
The Federal Communications Commission just made the cost of a Senate seat a lot easier to calculate — and it's because the agency became more transparent.
Continue readingWest Virginia mine kept separate records for regulators
Last year, we wrote about the fatal Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 people in West Virginia. You... View Article
Continue readingMine Safety and the Story of Openness
The challenge in working for government transparency is that you are always working against its opposite: opacity. What we don’t... View Article
Continue readingMore on mining investigation transparency
Ken Ward, Jr. points to a statement by Sen. Jay Rockefeller calling for Senate hearings on the Upper Big Branch... View Article
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