Sunlight will soon be unveiling a revamped version of "Email Congress." In this post, we'll take an inside look at some of the technical highlights behind the tool.
Continue reading‘Illinois Sunshine’ illuminates the influence of money in politics
Illinois Sunshine is a new tool that allows anyone to clearly see where political money is being raised and spent in Illinois.
Continue readingDare to talk about your civic tech mistakes — submit your failure story
Civic tech projects don't always end up successful. Today, we’re asking you to be honest with us — and to submit your failure stories as well.
Continue readingLearning to design in the open
We’ve been experimenting with "open design" in our work to facilitate collaboration and to increase feedback and dialogue at every step along the way.
Continue readingNASA’s EPIC photographs: Sunlight and open data on a global scale
A new NASA program will share images and data online daily — from more than a million miles away.
Continue readingWhat is open design?
By experimenting with the concept of open design, Sunlight is able to create visuals that are more collaborative and effective.
Continue readingHow we designed new icons for Sunlight’s revamped blog series
Sunlight launched several new blog series earlier this month, and with it came the need for a refreshed set of icons. Here's how Sunlight's design team tackled this challenging but necessary task.
Continue readingDatathons and open data portals: Virginia’s new civic tech initiatives
Virginia is getting its citizens involved with opengov in multiple ways, including the 2015 Datathon Challenge and a new open data portal in Richmond.
Continue readingCFPB releases new database of consumer complaints
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau recently announced that it was releasing consumer complaints against financial institutions. We're excited by the multiple easy-to-use formats and the variety of data being made available.
Continue readingOpenFEC makes campaign finance data more accessible with new API: Here’s how to get started
Big news in the campaign finance world: The Federal Election Commission is taking a huge step forward by making data accessible through a modern API. Here's how to get started with this informative new resource.
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