In Germany, a political party is manipulating the electoral system to elevate its importance — testing the limits of a political finance system based on trust and good intentions.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: A senator takes down a King
On this week's roundup of notable deleted tweets archived on Politwoops, we go ringside with a senator, collect dozens of old campaign messages from a new governor and more.
Continue readingCampaign reformers: Tighten coordination rules first
Coordination rules — the ones that keep independent super PACs independent — aren't working as they were intended.
Continue reading8 new OpenGov Grants start 2015 on a high note
We've awarded eight more OpenGov Grants - check them out here!
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: A comparison to Hitler, a deleted press release and an outgoing Gov learns Git
This week's roundup of deletions archived by Politwoops includes a long delayed deletion about Hitler, a revoked press release and more.
Continue readingWant to get paid to learn? Apply for a summer Google Journalism fellowship at Sunlight!
The Sunlight Foundation is proud that the Google Foundation is again sponsoring a paid summer internship for an aspiring data journalist in our Washington, D.C. offices. Apply by Jan. 31!
Continue readingAn upgrade for our State of the Union Machine
In preparation for President Obama's annual address to Congress next week, our State of the Union Machine just got an upgrade.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How the New Jersey Data Book turned public information into accessible open data
How much do government statistics matter to the average citizen? Quite a bit – especially when they’re not accessible. So, the online New Jersey Data Book was launched, allowing anyone to access data about New Jersey in a user-friendly format.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: freshman breaks rules, mayor deletes big announcement and more
The new 114th Congress begins with some notable deletions archived by Politwoops including a freshman breaking the rules, a mayor backtracking a campaign announcement and a congressman celebrating a bill's passage when it didn't pass.
Continue readingPolitwoops 2014: the top deleted tweets from politicians
With 2014 coming to close, it's time to look back at the highlights from a hearty year of deleted tweets from politicians archived on Politwoops.
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