From Maine to Montana, more voters are showing that they support an essential first step in campaign finance reform: finally bringing "dark money" into the light.
Continue readingNew spending bill prevents agencies from regulating dark money
A rider attached to the omnibus spending bill passed in the House today will prevent two federal agencies from issuing rules that would make it easier to track political spending.
Continue readingTell President Obama: It’s time to shine a light on dark money
An opengov coalition is demanding the president use the tools at his disposal to fight the influx of secret money in our politics — and they need your help.
Continue readingBehind the Clinton campaign: Dark money allies
Dive deeper into the dark money supporting Clinton: the money in groups that don’t have to disclose their donors, moving from those groups to super PACs that support Clinton.
Continue readingMarco Rubio breaks new ground in dark money
A dark money group is flooding the airwaves with pro-Marco Rubio ads, and no one knows who is behind it.
Continue readingEverything you need to know about political ads
Here’s what you need to know about political ads and the (lack of) disclosure around them.
Continue reading‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ highlights Sunlight’s tools to follow the money
It's not often that Sunlight and Sandra Bullock are mentioned together. (OK, honestly, it has never happened.) But that's all changing now with the release of the new movie Our Brand Is Crisis.
Continue readingThe difference between super PACs and dark money groups
We hate to complain when we’re hearing great discussion about money in politics, but we’re worried that conflating super PACs and "dark money" could further confuse voters on this important issue.
Continue readingJustice Department ends IRS investigation – now we need to tame dark money
In a letter to members of Congress, Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik announced this afternoon that the Justice Department was ending its investigation of Lois Lerner and the IRS' treatment of Tea Party groups.
Continue readingCharles Koch’s laughable quote on dark money
Charles Koch says his political giving isn't shady at all. But that statement is comically incorrect when you look at the facts.
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