This post exists in the service of taking government data and showing what you can do with it. Yesterday, the... View Article
Continue readingNew “RaceTracker” to Track Every Congressional Race Nationwide
The newly launched RaceTracker - a non-partisan, fully-referenced, open-source and crowd-sourced wiki project - lists every candidate running in every U.S. Senate, House and governor's race.
Continue readingRangel Investigation Specifics Come Out
According to The Hill, the House Ethics Committee is investigating a possible qui pro quo between Rep. Charles Rangel and... View Article
Continue readingEarmark My Words
What do top earmarkers talk about in Congress? Does our money go where their mouths are? In the case of... View Article
Continue readingSunlight in Every Corner…
We want to make sure you know what's going on - and more importantly, hear what you have to say - so below is a first in what we'd like to be a bigger and longer conversation with you about what's happening to open our government because of your support. Our aim is simple: make sure we're all as informed and engaged as possible because we are taking on a monumental mission, and it's going to take all of us.
Continue readingWhat’s the Matter With New York?
Yesterday, two Democratic New York State Senators jumped ship to caucus with the Republicans, potentially shifting the majority from the... View Article
Continue readingLunchtime Link Round-Up
Some open government/transparency posts from around the web: The Food and Drug Administration, in conjunction with their Transparency Task Force,... View Article
Continue readingGuardian gives Brits the data goods
We’ve had our share of political scandals in this country, but there’s something so–British–about the expense scandal swirling around members... View Article
Continue readingDear Senator: Show your support to 482 and Oppose the Roberts’ amendment
The Sunlight Foundation and our Pass482 partners sent a letter to every Senator today asking them to support S. 482,... View Article
Continue readingCapitol Words: Pete Visclosky’s Home State
Last week, I posted about the relationship between PMA Group fanboy Rep. Pete Visclosky’s campaign contributions from clients of the... View Article
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