NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY HELD CAPTIVE? —Salon: “In 2007, then-candidate Barack Obama sat down for an interview with the editorial board... View Article
Continue readingYour Not-So-Open Government At Work
In a court case in Cuyahoga County, Ohio over whether public records should be readily available a county worker spends... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Illinois restricts right to know
For some states, Sunshine Week brings a wave of success for being transparent in state spending. While for others like... View Article
Continue readingBoehner’s Many 72 Hour Pledges
In the post below I noted that it’s a bit surprising that the Read the Bill pledge was subverted by... View Article
Continue readingYesterday’s Vote Broke 72 Hour Pledge
Yesterday the House Republicans voted on a bill to defund National Public Radio without providing 72 hours for the public... View Article
Continue readingNew Super PAC: Stop Public Unions Now
A new Super PAC has launched with the very timely name Stop Public Unions Now. This political committee launches as... View Article
Continue readingThe Permanent Campaign Now More Permanent
Politico has an article up today that largely rehashes a number of points that have been both here and elsewhere.... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Sharing News on Tumblr
A little over three weeks ago we soft launched a Tumblr blog titled Sunlight’s GoViz Blog. The point of this... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (3/18/11)
WHAT EARMARK BAN? —NYT: “Congress pledged to usher in a new way of doing business in recent months when it... View Article
Continue readingSunlight on ‘Technology for Greater Transparency’ Panel
Today the director of Sunlight Labs, Tom Lee, will be speaking at a Sunshine Week event hosted by OpenTheGovernment.org and the Center for American Progress.
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