Sunlight's Docket Wrench helps identify the federal regulations that drew the most public comment in 2014 -- and who is driving the traffic. Here's hoping 2015 brings more agency participation in regulations.gov!
Continue readingFederal Communications Commission: Put cable political ad buys online
The FCC agrees with Sunlight: Cable, satellite and radio political ad buys should be posted online.
Continue readingLost in cyberspace: Feds spent $30K to get ad data they couldn’t find at FCC
How disorganized is FCC data? Another federal agency paid $30,000 to a private company for information radio stations are supposed to file.
Continue readingRetiring Moran in negotiations with Azerbaijani influence group
The retiring Democrat has entered negotiations for future employment with a lobbying firm, an energy company and a nonprofit that advocates for the state run oil company of Azerbaijan. A country with a checkered track record on human rights.
Continue readingClearing up the confusion about our analysis of net neutrality comments to the FCC
We've gotten some intense responses and questions after releasing our latest analysis of public comments on the FCC's proposal to regulate Internet traffic. In this post, we try to clear up the issues that have been raised.
Continue readingFixed Fortunes update: Big donors score as 113th Congress sunsets
Before shutting up shop on Tuesday, the least productive Congress in recent memory managed to produce some goodies for some very special interests.
Continue readingOne group dominates the second round of net neutrality comments
A letter-writing campaign that appears to have been organized by a shadowy organization with ties to the Koch Brothers inundated the Federal Communications Commission with missives opposed to net neutrality, an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation reveals.
Continue readingWho’s behind the group that flooded the FCC with anti-net neutrality comments?
An organization affiliated with the Koch brothers’ network appears to be behind a majority of the recent anti-net neutrality comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
Continue readingFEC meeting pits commission against itself
The latest skirmish between FEC commissioners is whether they should have the power to reign in their own lawyers' outside investigations.
Continue readingA voter’s dream? Adding political groups to the ‘Do Not Call’ registry
As one of his last official acts, a beneficiary of those pesky unsolicited political phone calls proposes giving voters the right to block them.
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