A Sunlight FOIA request has turned into effective policy: The Obama administration now instructs all agencies to illuminate not just public datasets, but private assets as well. It ensures the public will have the fullest knowledge of agency data holdings.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How civil society can nudge Nigeria to deliver on its open data promise
Nigeria's open-source community has high hopes, but low trust in government and little internet access. That didn't stop Reboot, which created a dataset on school construction — and then used the data to open a valuable civic dialogue.
Continue readingSunlight Foundation joins coalition demanding an end to illegal mass surveillance
Sunlight has united with our allies at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in an effort to stop mass surveillance under the Patriot Act. Join us at Fight215.org.
Continue readingCivil society in Ukraine takes a stand for open government
Transparency International Ukraine, with the support of broader Ukrainian civil society, has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk demanding that the country fulfills commitments to the Open Government Partnership.
Continue reading3 bills that could make 2015 a landmark year for open data in California
California's transparency movement is looking strong! Its legislature is considering several open data bills that would increase the amount of information accessible to the public.
Continue readingSunlight’s International Lobbying Disclosure Guidelines, now available in Spanish
Sunlight is happy to announce that our International Lobbying Disclosure Guidelines are now available in Spanish!
Continue readingOpening criminal justice data: What we learned from Louisiana
While Louisiana fails at reporting criminal justice data on the state level, it succeeds at doing so on the municipal level, making it an extraordinary case study of the complexities of state criminal justice data.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Advancing access to campaign finance data in Puerto Rico
Previously, citizens examining campaign finance information in Puerto Rico had to pay for paper copies of it. Now, ABRE Puerto Rico's developed a new tool allowing anyone to view and analyze this data online for free.
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 readingDetroit embraces transparency with new open data portal
Detroit’s new open data policy and portal show that things are definitely looking up for the Motor City: The government now promises to help its communities through providing open and accessible city data.
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