There's hope for FOIA reform after all!
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: a couple of turkeys, a farewell to Elizabeth Lauten and much more
This week's roundup is a long overdue collection of some notable deletions caught recently by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingEvent: Helping the 114th Congress build a more transparent government
On Dec. 11, the Advisory Committee on Transparency and the Sunlight Foundation will host a panel of experts and advocates from across the political spectrum to discuss ideas for reforms and strategies for success during the 114th Congress.
Continue readingElections and reform in the birthplace of the Arab Spring
Dr. Magnus Ohman, senior political finance adviser of International Foundation for Electoral Systems, examines the climate for electoral reform in Tunisia.
Continue readingThis Thanksgiving, let a little Sunlight in
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, which, for many of us, means spending time with family, watching football and consuming enough turkey to induce a coma. However you will be spending the holiday tomorrow: Happy Thanksgiving, from our Sunlight family to yours.
Continue readingBeing strategic about retiring projects
Some thoughts on the strategy of retiring projects and how we look back at our work on the new tools page.
Continue readingIntroducing Sunlight’s new tools page
Unveiling a new design for the page listing Sunlight tools so you can find something that fits your interests, see our featured projects and look back at our previous work.
Continue readingHelp save Sitegeist with our first Kickstarter campaign
Today, the Sunlight Foundation is launching our first Kickstarter campaign in hopes that you can help us save and upgrade Sitegeist, one of our most popular apps. Donate today!
Continue readingWin or lose, big money still matters in politics
Here are five reasons why big money still matters in politics.
Continue readingReady for 2016? Likely contenders not big spenders on mid-terms
Super PACs backing some potential presidential contenders seemed to be spending this year with 2016 in mind.
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