In both the U.K. and the EU, weak laws and reform efforts are failing to provide meaningful lobbying disclosure, leaving the public in the dark.
Continue readingThe revamped Sunlight Local page is your one-stop shop for local opengov
We've revamped our Local Policy page with new resources, links, tools and analysis. It's your one-stop shop for local open data — check it out today!
Continue readingHouse moves FOIA reforms forward
Last night, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the FOIA Act. The bill will codify a number of important, if incremental, reforms to the FOIA.
Continue readingSunlight Open Data Policy Guidelines now available in Spanish
We are excited to announce that the Open Data Policy Guidelines are now available in Spanish.
Continue readingSunlight to IRS: Don’t give up on rules for dark money groups
The Sunlight Foundation urges the IRS to keep fighting the good fight, and to draft rules to properly scrutinize the political activities of social welfare nonprofits.
Continue readingOpen Data Day is the new Earth Day
Open Data Day has, much like Earth Day, come to demonstrate collective support of an emerging global consensus and vision for the future — one of transparency and open government.
Continue readingOpen data inventories, ready for human consumption
Federal agencies have released listings of their complete public data sets in machine-readable files. Now, thanks to the work of Sunlight, you can also explore — and download — most of these listings in human-friendly format.
Continue readingGauging the needs and challenges of the global open data community
Recently, the Global Open Data Initiative sought input from the community to learn more about the needs and challenges associated with open data. What follows is a summary of our most interesting findings about the global state of open data.
Continue readingUkraine lobbying exposes holes in foreign agent registration
Ukraine's embattled rulers may have connected lobbyists swarming Congress or even the White House pleading the case of President Viktor Yanukovich — but because of a change to disclosure requirements for agents of foreign powers, the public may never know.
Continue readingDiverse coalition unites to support strong DATA Act
Today, the Sunlight Foundation joined a diverse group of organizations in supporting the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), S. 994 and H.R. 2061, legislation that would help to standardize and publish federal spending data.
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