While 2014 was waning, cattlemen across the country were writing the U.S. Department of Agriculture against a proposal to allow certain beef imports from Argentina. Why? Plus, Keystone XL still dominates the news.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics 2014: IRS political regs, Keystone XL & cigars draw most comments
Sunlight's Docket Wrench helps identify the federal regulations that drew the most public comment in 2014 -- and who is driving the traffic. Here's hoping 2015 brings more agency participation in regulations.gov!
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: What interests public most at SEC, CFTC? More data disclosure
Proposals to improve public disclosure of corporate and government accountability data attracted the most interest from members of the public, a Sunlight Foundation analysis of 10 years of public comments shows.
Continue readingWelcome to Docket Wrench, SEC and CFTC!
Support from Transparency International and a partnership with Thomson Reuters Foundation has enabled Sunlight to make data from the two important financial regulatory agencies available for analysis.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Ebola edition
Sunlight tools allow you to track the government response to Ebola.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Drones in domestic skies
The use of drones in America is ramping up — and the issue is getting a lot of attention in Washington.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Is that honey with your apples up to standard?
Welcome to another edition of "Influence Analytics," a recurring series on trends in lobbying and regulations — on and off Capitol Hill — that Sunlight's Reporting Group spots using our data analysis tools.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Grocers want to keep food stamp data secret
Some major retailers who accept food stamps would rather taxpayers not know how their money is being spent.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Climate change and narcotics occupy feds
This week in Influence Analytics: the social cost of coal, regulating narcotics and a controversial EPA proposal on greenhouse gases.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: protecting farm workers from pesticide exposure
A controversial proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen protections for farm workers from adverse effects of pesticide exposure has drawn hundreds of thousands of comments.
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