2013 was a busy year for the Sunlight Foundation. The past 12 months were so jam packed that we couldn't contain everything to just a blog post (or email or video). Check out Sunlight's 2013 year in review.
Continue readingWhat a “Lobbyists’ Lament” doesn’t tell us about lobbying
Haley Barbour and Ed Rogers’ piece, “The Lobbyists’ Lament,” is an unintentionally remarkable example of how lobbying works. It’s lively, persuasive and factually correct. As is most lobbying. Problem is, it’s also one-sided. As is most lobbying.
Continue readingThe 12 Days of APIs (version 2.0)
‘Tis the season for application programming interfaces. We have the perfect present for the open data developer in your life: a Sunlight Labs API key! Here are our “12 days of APIs” for 2013; no singing required!
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 12/17/2013
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including anti-corruption candidates that aren't corrupt, Gavin Newsom's open data efforts and lobbyists' low poll numbers.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: #badassgame, a shy budget vote and a lengthy butt tweet
Welcome to another weekly review of tweets deleted by U.S. politicians caught and archived by Politwoops.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 12/13/2013
Keep reading for today's roundup of #OpenGov news featuring a corruption free for all in Romania, Jay Carney claiming the internet means journalists don't need access to the President, and the Open Data Institute everywhere.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 12/12/2013
Keep reading for today's roundup of #OpenGov news featuring a successful anti-corruption political party in India, an iterative open data process in San Francisco, and much more.
Continue readingSomehow fitting, in a Washington sort of way…
What Daschle actually does is a matter of guesswork, but apparently he does it very well.
Continue readingThe DATA Act and Beyond: An Event Exploring Government Spending Transparency
We are excited to announce "Government Spending Transparency: The Data Act and Beyond," which will take place on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building. You can RSVP here.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 12/10/2013
Here is your look at #OpenGov news for 12/10/2013, including a potential end to public financing of elections, new Trans-Pacific Partnership documents, secrecy in the Garden State, and more.
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