The Colorado Supreme Court rejected a referendum to stem the flow of money in politics by banning holders of large,... View Article
Continue readingTransparency in New Mexico: The 2010 Legislature
This year brings a landmark for the Sunlight Foundation. We’ve been hinting for some time that we’re going to make... View Article
Continue readingJust some links
1) The White House invites tea partiers to challenge them on transparency. 2) Matt Yglesias: Transparency: The Good and The... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Health Proposal May Blow Up PhRMA Deal
This morning the White House released a new health care proposal that may be used as a blueprint for a... View Article
Continue readingServices, Resources and Tools for Mapping Data
Long ago, putting together a map of data points would be the sole domain of a skilled GIS practitioner employing... View Article
Continue readingGovernment, Like Moldy Cheese
But kinda like moldy cheese or bread, all too often, any of the good parts of government are crusted over or encroached upon by a kind of disgusting malfeasance. When we see moldy cheese, the oddly shaped growth on it makes us want to toss the whole thing out - when, if we could actually just cut off the bad part, we might still happily enjoy the tasty core.
Continue readingAn Emblem for Open Government
We hope this emblem is a first step in giving us something we can all own and point to as a symbol for what open government means to us, and what we believe. We hope it becomes a rallying point for those standing up to make an open, transparent government something we can hang our hat on ...or our iPhones and Androids on.
Continue readingPost-Citizens United, Lobbying Firm Helps Explain How To Avoid Disclosure Rules
According to Talking Points Memo, the lobbying firm K&L Gates posted a “Policy and Law Alert” on the web site... View Article
Continue readingMorning Links
1) Everyone hates the Citizens United ruling. I can see Justice Alito shaking his head right about now. 2) Here’s... View Article
Continue readingCruching Numbers on the President’s Economic Report
James Jacobs (of Free Government Info) writes that the Economic Report of the President, which provides an overview of the... View Article
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