Sunlight and the Asian American Journalists Association is offering one of the last chances to get hands-on, in-person training on a whole host of new and improved money-in-politics tracking tools before the 2014 elections.
Continue readingFollowing the influence at today’s AT&T-DirecTV merger hearings
Some of the lawmakers who are grilling AT&T and DirecTV today about a proposed merger got campaign money from ... guess who?
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Money flows to Republican primaries
Eight states hold primary elections Tuesday, see which groups are spending big to influence your vote in this week's campaign intelligence.
Continue readingOne day after primary, Kentucky super PAC sets sights on Alison Lundergan Grimes
Just one day after Kentucky's primary, a pro-McConnell super PAC spent half a million on a new ad targeting Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Continue readingAnother layer of influence: AT&T and DirecTV lobbyists’ congressional fundraisers
Lobbyists for the companies involved in the latest proposed telecomm mega-merger have been partying hard to win friends on Capitol Hill.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Carolina on donors’ minds
N.C. is the focus of this week's Campaign Intelligence, where outside groups have spent nearly $8 million on a bitter Senate race, while a ten-term GOP congressman has gotten absolutely zilch in independent expenditures from conservative groups.
Continue readingWhere does Pfizer spend its money on Capitol Hill?
As Pfizer, a heavy hitter in U.S. politics, looks at a renewed bid to acquire U.K.-based AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical giant sees the billions of dollars it could save in taxes if the deal goes through.
Continue reading2014 races we’re watching
Using our trackers Sunlight makes it easy to track the advertisements, money and fundraisers in 2014's most pivotal races. Follow the money to see who is influencing your vote — and how much they're paying.
Continue readingReporters: Apply by Friday for in-depth training on following the money in 2014
Reporters! The deadline to apply for a money in politics training hosted by Sunlight, OpenSecrets and the Center for Public Integrity has been extended to Friday, March 14. Sign up now!
Continue readingTraining for reporters covering election 2014: Turn dark money and hard dollars into good stories
Three investigative newsrooms well versed in covering campaign finance — including Sunlight — are teaming up to offer training that helps reporters make sense of all this data ahead of the 2014 elections.
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