In preparation for this year’s TransparencyCamp (East), about two weeks ago we asked you what you would want to get... View Article
Continue readingUnrest in the Middle East – Roundup of Sunlight’s Coverage
Since the unrest in the Middle East began a month ago the Sunlight Foundation has shone a unique spotlight on the lobbying efforts by the governments now facing massive protests and upheaval.
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WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY DUCKS AND DODGES ON OFFSITE LOBBYING —Sunlight: “[Jay] Carney refuses to answer whether the White House... View Article
Continue readingCarney Dodges Lobbying Questions
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked a series of questions today based on the Politico story I blogged... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Opening Up Data with Socrata
I’ve been a long time fan of Google Fusion Tables and have written about the service previously. The platform is... View Article
Continue readingVisualizing the Budget vs. Visualizing Spending
If you haven’t yet checked out The Data Viz Challenge, you should. A data visualization contest? Sponsored by Google and... View Article
Continue readingPopping the White House Visitor Logs Bubble
In today’s Politico, Chris Frates reports on how some lobbyists now apparently feel like they’re being shuttled there instead of... View Article
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FACEBOOK EXPANDS LOBBYING PRACTICE —Sunlight: “Last week The Hill reported on the ever-expanding lobbying footprint of Facebook in Washington. The... View Article
Continue readingFacebook Hires Top Democratic Lobbying Firm
Last week The Hill reported on the ever-expanding lobbying footprint of Facebook in Washington. The company hired the lobbying firm... View Article
Continue readingDefend the Capitol from Lobbyists – with Snowballs!
Sadly, the snow DC got yesterday has pretty much already melted, but if you haven’t yet, go throw some snowballs!... View Article
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