Several states are weakening campaign finance limits, allowing individuals to pour in more money than ever to state politics.
Continue readingReviewing the adoption of Sunlight’s Open Data Policy Guidelines
While cities around the nation are “geeking” their way to excellence, we on the Sunlight’s Local Team track the passage of open data policies. But how effective are the policies these cities are passing?
Continue readingA closer look at the problem of open data policy that isn’t open
Ironically, open data policy is not open. Here's why that's a problem.
Continue readingOpening up open data policy: Introducing Open Data Policies Decoded
Introducing Open Data Policies Decoded, a new collaboration between Sunlight and the OpenGov Foundation.
Continue readingWhat kinds of data do school districts release?
What datasets are school districts releasing anyway?
Continue readingGet to know the cities behind What Works Cities
What makes cities "work"? Openness, transparency and accessibility. What makes cities unique? Read on to find out!
Continue readingAnnouncing Sunlight’s Education Data Policy Compendium
We want to find out how schools currently treat their data, so we're building a compendium of school districts’ policies and other rules related to the release of education data.
Continue readingWhich states are passing effective legislation on police bodycams?
We decided to update that research to include the most recent legislative events, using the Open States API to track the progress and timing of those bills.
Continue readingFederal FOIA Advisory Committee grapples with challenges, technology and capacity
The federal Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee met recently at the National Archives. Here's what the members discussed.
Continue readingHelp make the next USASpending.gov better
What we're asking of Sunlight's community today is simple: Please go look at the designs and prototypes for the next USASpending.gov posted here and provide feedback.
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