Doug Hughes, the man who landed his gyrocopter on the Capitol lawn protesting big money's influence on our democracy, is due in court today. We've got some opengov suggestions that might allay his Beltway concerns.
Continue readingWe need your help today to bolster Senate e-filing
Today, the U.S. Senate can take a step towards changing a costly and opaque practice while joining their colleagues in the House and the White House in the 21st Century.
Continue readingState legislatures taking aim at dark money, disclosure
Legislators in nine states are polishing bills aimed at outing the largest donors of politically active dark money operations.
Continue readingBipartisan momentum is building for Senate e-filing
While only 22 senators e-filed their campaign donors, some related news reveals a positive trend: More GOPers are stating their support for robust disclosure using the Net.
Continue reading4 out of 5 senators are slow-walking disclosure — are yours among them?
Last weekend marked the deadline for all 100 U.S. senators to disclose their recent donors in year-end campaign reports. And despite the fact that each of them could have easily uploaded those reports online, most didn’t.
Continue readingYour senators’ campaign disclosures are due soon. Will they reveal them instantly online, or push paper?
Your senators have all the technology they need to disclose their campaign donors online. Still, using e-filing technology is voluntary. Whether a senator clicks "upload" or "print" is entirely up to them.
Continue readingA holiday surprise from our friends at Cards Against Humanity
Beginning on the ninth day of Cards Against Humanity’s “Ten Days of Kwanzaa or Whatever,” people who bought their special set of holiday cards received a long scroll identifying who had contributed to their senators—on double-sided paper!
Continue readingElection in the rearview, millions in the bank
The 2014 midterms were a bruising affair — racking up record costs for candidates and outside groups. Some incumbents, however, managed to weather their re-election contests while keeping millions in reserve.
Continue readingVoting in the dark: Senate hides $57 million in campaign contributions behind thicket of dead trees
Because Senate candidates file their campaign finance reports on paper, it takes federal officials weeks to make them available for public viewing. Page count on Iowa Senate hopeful Bruce Braley's Q3 report: 26,000.
Continue readingOn Electronic Records Day, looking forward to a more digital, open future for public records
It's Electronic Records Day, and it's a good opportunity to examine how governments are faring when it comes to creating, managing, and sharing public records in electronic formats.
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