Hot off the heels of last month’s regulatory advance, the California FPPC took action today to further improve the integrity of state campaign finance law.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: “Open,” the world’s first short film on open government and open source
Through his new film "Open," Richard Pietro hopes to make the open government and open source space more accessible and engaging.
Continue readingEverything you need to know about TransparencyCamp 2015!
If you're coming to TCamp, we've put together a handy checklist that has everything you need to know to be a savvy TCamper. Seriously. Everything. (If you're not, why haven't you registered yet?!)
Continue readingMeet the opengov champions that are kicking off TransparencyCamp 2015
Sunlight’s annual unconference, TransparencyCamp, is right around the corner! We've got a great lineup of opengov champions to kick off this year's TCamp — read more about the featured speakers within!
Continue readingKansas officials rebuff lawsuit seeking voting machine records
After a statistician found potential anomalies in electoral voting records, Kansas officials are trying to block a lawsuit seeking the release of voting machine paper tapes.
Continue readingOpenFEC API makes new itemized data available
Not long after we released our initial how-to introducing the new OpenFEC API, the 18F team announced that they were making even more available. Our followup post introduces some of the new additions and why they're so important.
Continue readingHow to protect privacy when releasing open data
As we improve data quality, we also achieve better control over sensitive information.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: More openness, less secrecy
America will not thrive in a secrecy culture. We have a choice: Will we continue down secrecy’s path of silence and darkness — or will we let the sunlight shine in?
Continue readingDNC retreats, lifts ban on money from lobbyists and PACs
In a reversal, the DNC has decided to accept contributions for its national convention and presidential campaign accounts from lobbyists and PACs, setting the stage for an expensive election in 2016.
Continue readingSunlight receives 4-star charity rating for the fourth year in a row
We are proud to announce that Sunlight has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the fourth year in a row, the highest rating available.
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