Throughout the first two months of 2016, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from big-money fundraisers to criminal justice data to legislative dataviz.
Continue readingDecember reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout December, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from campaign finance to relaunching Politwoops to tracking TV ad buys.
Continue readingSeptember reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
In September, Sunlight tools and data were able to power stories around campaign finance, the pope and super PACs.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Ebola edition
Sunlight tools allow you to track the government response to Ebola.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Drones in domestic skies
The use of drones in America is ramping up — and the issue is getting a lot of attention in Washington.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: protecting farm workers from pesticide exposure
A controversial proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen protections for farm workers from adverse effects of pesticide exposure has drawn hundreds of thousands of comments.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics : Greenhouse gases, part II
A look at Sunlight's influence trackers shows that, on the controversial issue of global warming, the courts and the agencies are not the only place where the action is.
Continue readingUse Sunlight’s APIs for your own project!
A review of Sunlight's most popular APIs and some non-Sunlight projects that use our free data!
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: AT&T meets often with FCC officials
AT&T and its intended, DirecTV, gain DC clout via their contributions, fundraising and lobbying expenditures. Another way their power is revealed is in just how much they make themselves known before the FCC. The answer: a lot.
Continue readingPatent cash flows to Senate Judiciary Committee members
A technical fight over elements of the patent law is drawing lots of big special interest money on both sides.... View Article
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