SHOW ME THE LOBBYISTS: Last week, we pulled back the curtain on the DNC superdelegates, finding many of them to... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Where radical transparency and privacy collide
THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST: Sunlight commented today on the leak of email and private data from the Democratic National Committee.... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FOIA delays, denials and dismissals head to committee
FAILURES: ProPublica collected a series of frustrating experiences with public records requests from its reporters. [ProPublica] Almost every reporter on... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Analyzing the state of cities’ bulk data
[FIGURE: Comparing U.S cities’ population size and bulk data access] STATE OF THE STATES: Sunlight’s Richard Yarrow dug into the... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bringing Sunlight to the RNC
ROADTRIP: Sunlighters Libby Watson and Josh Stewart have arrived at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Louis Serino has... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Google makes it easier than ever to register to vote
OK, GOOGLE: If you search Google for “how to register to vote,” U.S. users will now instantly receive guidelines, requirements... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Politics holding back tech, POIA reintroduced, White House opengov guidance
GRIDLOCKED: The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Information Technology Report for 2016 ranks the U.S. fifth behind Singapore, Finland, Sweden... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Use FOIA demand to drive open data disclosure
BEST PRACTICE: Governments should connect the demand expressed in freedom of information requests to the proactive disclosure of open data. [READ... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Hayden confirmed as next Librarian of Congress, FEC fine on dark money, STOP Act
CONFIRMED! The U.S. Senate voted 74-18 to confirm librarian Carla Hayden as the new Librarian of Congress. She will be... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Pokémon goes to Washington
POKING DC: The Pokémon Go augmented reality game has become wildly popular since it was introduced on July 5, leading... View Article
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