Fewer than one quarter of the witnesses testifying before House committees during the current session of Congress are women, a Sunlight analysis of newly available data shows.
Continue readingCongress API revamps during recess
Congress has been at recess, but here at the Sunlight Foundation we have been working hard to improve our Congress API! There two new endpoints that make congressional and accountability documents searchable, and more information about hearings and legislators.
Continue readingWhy wait? The Real Time Transparency Act would make campaign contributions public in 48 hours
The Real Time Transparency Act is one bill that would, with a mere tweak of the current disclosure system, dramatically improve disclosure of big contributions to campaigns.
Continue readingSunlight announces Chris Gates as new president
Chris Gates will become the Sunlight Foundation’s next leader.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: two governors regret images, a senatorial bathroom and more
It was another busy week for Politwoops as a number of deletions were broadly picked up by major media outlets.
Continue readingTransparency bills could offer easy wins, but will Congress bite?
Congress returns from summer vacation with expectations that they will accomplish almost nothing before Election Day. But if members want to point to some accomplishments before voters go to the polls, they should look at bills aimed at strengthening transparency.
Continue readingA fond farewell
A parting note from Sunlight Labs Director Tom Lee.
Continue readingSnap Shot Georgia: From closed-door corruption to open data
Take an inside look at this former Soviet state's anti-corruption comeback and how it has affected political responsiveness and integrity in election financing.
Continue readingWhat can we learn from 800,000 public comments on the FCC’s net neutrality plan?
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposed rules regarding net neutrality resulted in the commission’s largest-ever public comment collection. Use this visualization to browse the hundreds of thousands of documents in a simple and manageable way.
Continue readingThe FCC’s opportunity to bring all political ad spending online
If the FCC decides to require cable, satellite and radio companies to put their files online, we may have an unprecedented view into political spending across all major media platforms.
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