NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Failed FOIA leads to lawsuit: The group Cause of Action filed a federal lawsuit after a Freedom of Information... View Article
Continue readingSurvey: How Many States Publish Rules and Regulations Online?
Earlier this year, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (D) signed a bill that would require that all state regulations be posted... View Article
Continue readingObama, Romney to square off under the glare of Sunlight Live
Both President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Mitt Romney are trying to lower expectations for their upcoming series of... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Government NASA wants your help: NASA is launching its Open API Universe project in an effort to make... View Article
Continue readingDid campaign spending buy Bush the 2000 and 2004 elections?
Did higher levels of campaign spending buy George W. Bush the presidency in 2000 and 2004? And will all the money being spent on this year’s election move voters too? That’s the conclusion of an intriguing new political science paper that estimates that between 1972 and 2004, 13.6 percent of voters “incorrectly” pulled the lever for Republicans in presidential elections, while 8.7 percent “incorrectly” voted Democratic. Study author Sean Richey (a Georgia State University Professor) found that money was a factor. Republicans spend more of it, and that money often buys convincing and/or misleading ads.
Continue readingThe Evolving State of Funding in Competitive Senate and House Races: Interactive Visualizations
How are House and Senate candidates’ war-chests faring this election cycle? The animations below show who has been pulling further... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Obama’s transparency failures: President Barack Obama’s administration has failed to live up to its initial promises of unparalleled transparency, according... View Article
Continue readingMoney in the Senate elections, in 8 charts
With just over a month until Election Day, most forecasts have Democrats in a strong position to hold their majority in the Senate and have strengthened their position in the last few weeks, moving ahead in close seat polling. But when it comes to the money, the Senate remains very competitive. In this analysis, we look at the money in 19 close races that the Cook Political Report has deemed “Toss-up”, “Lean”, or “Likely” races within the last month. (We’ve excluded the three-way race in Maine for analytical purposes.) The quick summary is that, by our count, the Democrats have the lead in 11 of the 19 races. If money is determinative, this is not a great position for Democrats, since of the 19 seats we analyze, 15 are seats currently held by Democrats.
Continue readingMoney in the House elections, in 8 charts
With just over a month before the election, the general consensus is that Democrats will have a tough time picking up the 25 seats they need to win back the house, despite some protestations. But when it comes to the money, Republicans appear to be in solid shape. Republicans have a fundraising lead in 57 of 90 races that the Cook Political Report has deemed “Toss-up”, “Lean”, or “Likely” races within the last month. Of these races, Republicans are the incumbent party in 54, and Democrats in 30. There are also six new districts in which it does not make sense to speak of an incumbent.
Continue readingImproving Congressional Oversight
At a fundamental level, congressional oversight is an expression of the American people’s collaborative effort to govern themselves. Expressions of... View Article
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