Trump’s political donations to state candidates top $800,000 in nearly 15 states QUID PRO WHAT? The presumptive presidential nominee of... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Shutting down the internet is inimical to open government
If 1) public information should be online, 2) access to information is a right, and 3) an informed public is... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The Declassification Engine is in gear
HISTORY AS DATA: You might recall reading about the “Declassification Engine” in Wired back in 2013. Well, a new Freedom... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A call to civic action, copyright California, dark money and more
LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD CIVIC HACKERS: In a video published to Code for America’s YouTube Account, Megan Smith, chief... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Clinton’s email, more justice data, 404 at OGE, FOIA reforms and regressions
MORE EMAIL FALLOUT: The release of a critical report on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email practices by U.S.... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Disclose, disclose, disclose
DISCLOSE: A new Senate bill would mandate the presidential nominee of major parties to disclose their tax returns. The Sunlight Foundation... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Don’t roll back sunshine in government, Congress
WE NEED MORE SUNSHINE, NOT LESS. Congress is considering rolling back a key transparency law tomorrow. That’s a huge mistake.... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: More political ad disclosure is coming soon!
WHO BOUGHT THAT AD? Melissa Yeager expertly explains and reports on good news on political ad disclosure: “Beginning, June 24,... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Time to help the FOIA ombudsman, Interior
DID YOU GET THE READ RECEIPT? By not substantively responding to repeated requests from Office of Government Information Services to... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Congress misses opportunity to open CRS reports to the public. Again.
CLOSED CRS: Seven years ago, Sunlight’s founding executive director, Ellen Miller, wrote that opening up Congressional Research Service reports “is... View Article
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