The DATA Act’s passage means big changes ahead for city and county governments.
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The FCC just circulated an NPRM that promises to effect Sunlight's demands for more transparency in political ad spending.
Continue readingSunlight’s review of federal open data catalogs (Hint: It’s not so great)
We at Sunlight are conducting a broad audit of agencies' sometimes-faithful attempts to comply with President Obama's open data executive order. Our findings so far are good, bad and perplexing.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: a slogan, a scold, a hoof and poof
This week's roundup of notable deletions archived on Politwoops include a campaign mocking the idea that people would believe a campaign slogan, a mysterious scolding and a childish spelling error.
Continue readingReflections from Buntwani: Strengthening civic engagement through tech
Sunlight's Amy Ngai traveled to Nairobi, Kenya for Buntwani, a two-day conference aimed at strengthening citizen engagement through the use of technology. Here's what she learned!
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: musical regrets, bulk campaign deletions and more
This week's roundup of Politwoops includes musically inclined deletions, an accidentally shared b-roll ad, a rash of old campaign tweets that tried to be scrubbed and more.
Continue readingSnap Shot Chile: Political finance at a crossroads for change
With Chile still within the eye of political finance scandal, this Latin American country may be ripe for reform. Find out more in the Sunlight Snap Shot on Chile.
Continue readingIs OGP vouching for Hungary?
Is OGP vouching for Hungary’s ability to strengthen democracies, even as it clearly works to undermine its own?
Continue readingSnap Shot India: All that glitters is not gold – The curious case of money and politics in India
How much does it cost to win a seat in India? Well, that depends on who you are.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: a proverb, DJ Dingell feat. YG, $ and more
This week Politwoops archived deletions from politicians including a Sunday proverb, lyrics to a popular song and dollar signs continue to rule everything around politics.
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