To mark Citizens United's fifth anniversary, a number of opengov bills are being introduced to enhance campaign finance data and its disclosure.
Continue readingOpengov leaders: President Obama, use your bully pulpit to promote democracy reforms in the State of the Union
We asked a diverse set of leaders on the forefront of advocating for civic engagement, civic technology, government accountability and open government to weigh in on what President Obama should say in tonight’s State of the Union.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How the New Jersey Data Book turned public information into accessible open data
How much do government statistics matter to the average citizen? Quite a bit – especially when they’re not accessible. So, the online New Jersey Data Book was launched, allowing anyone to access data about New Jersey in a user-friendly format.
Continue readingThe House just voted to restrict open data at the SEC — what’s next?
H.R. 37 — a bill that would exempt more than half of public companies from reporting their financial statements as open data — roared back and passed the House. Will it become law?
Continue readingThe House fights open data at the SEC — again
A bill that's up for a vote would exempt more than half of public companies in the U.S. from reporting their financial statements as open data.
Continue readingAll cooled off: As Congress convenes, former colleagues will soon be calling from K Street
With the new Congress, many former members and staffers are now legal to lobby. But the law's so full of loopholes that it hasn't stopped many from entering the influence game before their "cooling off" period expires.
Continue readingOpen Government in Canada: Ambitious plan yet to be implemented
Sunlight took a closer look at Canadian latest open government action plan and analyzed its commitments to provide the international community with some food for thought, and the Canadian government with a few recommendations for the future improvement and implementation of the plan.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How California’s putting big local government data online
California has started to replace its traditional reports with big, open, machine-readable and visualizable data sets. Here's how they do it.
Continue readingIn Japan, “fair” elections breed apathy and destroy competition
Sunday's elections in Japan were marked by voter apathy and a lack of competition.
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.
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