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- Eulogy for Politwoops http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/06/04/eulogy-for-politwoops/ 2 comments
- Trump Administration ‘Censorship’ Erasing Affordable Care Act From Federal Websites http://sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/erasing-the-aca-using-web-censorship.pdf 14 comments politics
- HHS Office for Civil Rights overhauled its mission and vision statements on its website : Sunlight Foundation https://sunlightfoundation.com/2019/05/01/hhs-office-for-civil-rights-overhauled-its-mission-and-vision-statements-on-its-website/ 11 comments politics
- In website reshuffle, federal committee makes reports on collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data inaccessible https://sunlightfoundation.com/2018/03/02/federal-committee-makes-reports-on-collecting-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-data-inaccessible/ 4 comments politics
- List of federal agencies ordered not to speak with public https://sunlightfoundation.com/list-of-federal-government-agencies-told-not-to-communicate-with-the-public/ 14 comments politics
- Congress makes the role of U.S. chief technology officer permanent https://sunlightfoundation.com/2017/01/12/congress-makes-the-role-of-u-s-chief-technology-officer-permanent/ 5 comments politics
- The Trump questions: What will transparency and open government look like in the next White House? http://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/11/10/the-trump-questions-what-will-transparency-and-open-government-look-like-in-the-next-white-house/ 3 comments politics
- Donald Trump is not draining the swamp http://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/11/17/donald-trump-is-not-draining-the-swamp/ 26 comments politics
- The final stretch: The big-spending super PACs behind Hillary Clinton http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/11/01/the-final-stretch-the-big-spending-super-pacs-behind-hillary-clinton/ 4 comments politics
- Dark money group spends $58,000 attacking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/04/26/dark-money-group-spends-58000-attacking-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/ 3 comments politics
- Reddit campaign shows consequences of FEC's super PAC loophole: "Correct the Record" super PAC is spending $1 million to "push back on online harassment and thank superdelegates". https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/04/22/today-in-opengov-reddit-campaign-shows-consequences-of-fecs-super-pac-loophole/ 40 comments politics
- In a victory for open government, President Obama signs FOIA reform into law: It is neither as strong nor as flawed a bill as it might have been, but codifying a “presumption of openness" for disclosing government records to the public is unquestionably a step forward for the United States. http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/06/30/in-a-victory-for-open-government-president-obama-signs-foia-reform-into-law/ 4 comments politics
- Today in OpenGov: Presidential tax returns are the people's business https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/05/13/today-in-opengov-presidential-tax-returns-are-the-peoples-business/ 32 comments politics
- Why are there so many anonymous corporations in Delaware? http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/04/06/why-are-there-so-many-anonymous-corporations-in-delaware/ 12 comments politics
- FCC votes to expand transparency for political ads http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/01/28/fcc-votes-to-expand-transparency-for-political-ads/ 5 comments politics
- Behind the Clinton campaign: Dark money allies http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/12/03/behind-the-clinton-campaign-dark-money-allies/ 5 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders benefits from $569,000 in super PAC support from nurses union http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/11/18/bernie-sanders-benefits-from-566000-in-super-pac-support-from-nurses-union/ 26 comments politics
- New dark money group to air ad on Iran nuclear deal in 18 states http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/07/16/new-dark-money-group-to-air-anti-iran-nuclear-deal-ad-in-18-states/ 4 comments politics
- Influence peddlers seem to know more about the Trans-Pacific Partnership than Congress http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/05/14/influence-peddlers-seem-to-know-more-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership-than-congress/ 32 comments politics
- A letter-writing campaign that appears to have been organized by a shadowy organization with ties to the Koch Brothers inundated the Federal Communications Commission with missives opposed to net neutrality (NN), an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation reveals. http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/12/16/one-group-dominates-the-second-round-of-net-neutrality-comments/ 12 comments politics
- House moves to restrict open data on corporate financial statements http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/09/17/house-moves-to-restrict-open-data-on-corporate-financial-statements/ 3 comments politics
- New analysis of FCC comments: Less than 1% of all commenters opposed net neutrality. Plus: Explore/download the data in JSON http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/09/02/what-can-we-learn-from-800000-public-comments-on-the-fccs-net-neutrality-plan/ 5 comments technology
- Koch-affiliated groups gobble up airtime at more than 100 TV stations http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/07/14/koch-affiliated-groups-gobble-up-airtime-at-more-than-100-tv-stations/ 57 comments politics
- What are some great open data sources or APIs? http://sunlightfoundation.com/api/ 6 comments learnprogramming
- What countries spent the most to influence the USA in 2013 http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/05/08/what-countries-spent-the-most-to-influence-the-usa-in-2013/ 3 comments politics
- Senate Democrats call for constitutional amendment on campaign finance http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/04/30/senate-democrats-call-for-constitutional-amendment-on-campaign-finance 8 comments politics
- Obama bundler Tom Wheeler helps his former industry from FCC perch http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/04/24/obama-bundler-tom-wheeler-helps-his-former-industry-from-fcc-perch/ 5 comments politics
- IRS intimidation? House GOP turns the tables as tax agency considers limits on outside political spending http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/02/24/irs-intimidation-house-gop-turns-the-tables-at-tax-agency-considers-limits-on-outside-political-spending/ 7 comments politics
- How Much Lobbying is there in Washington? It's Double what you think http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/11/25/how-much-lobbying-is-there-in-washington-its-double-what-you-think/ 7 comments politics
- Healthcare.gov cost around $70 million, not $634 million. The latter figure is the cost of all contracts awarded to CGI since 2007 http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/10/22/how-much-did-healthcare-gov-actually-cost/ 193 comments politics
- After silently removing campaign promises (including whistleblower protections), Change.gov has been put back on the web http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/07/30/change-gov-is-back-up/ 19 comments worldnews
- Obama Promises Disappear from Web http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/07/25/obama-promises-disappear-from-web/ 67 comments worldnews
- Obama's Broken Promises Erased from Web http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/07/25/obama-promises-disappear-from-web 5 comments politics
- Throughout the 2012 election, dark money groups spent $300 million influencing your vote. Out of the top 50 biggest outside spenders, 15 of them were 501(c)(4) nonprofits. http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/05/21/the-political-spending-of-501c4-nonprofits-in-the-2012-election/ 3 comments politics
- Pro-CISPA Lawmaker Deletes Retweet about Money Received from Pro-CISPA Groups http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/03/22/pro-cispa-lawmaker-deletes-retweet-about-money-received-from-pro-cispa-groups/ 46 comments technology
- I propose a bill for open public access to court records, in honor of Aaron #OpenPACER http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/02/01/open-public-access-to-court-records-for-aaron-freepacer/ 3 comments politics
- Congressional Ethics Office survives an attempt on its life; 102 members vote to end oversight http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/07/22/oce-survives-vote-to-slash-funding-but-100-reps-support-cuts/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Tell our governors to support open government! Stop the rollback of transparency laws across the country. http://sunlightfoundation.com/openletter 3 comments politics
- To top it off, the two House Republican members who missed their swearing in and then voted on legislation and introduced bills were attending a fundraiser at the U.S. Capitol even though lawmakers are barred from using official resources for campaign or fundraising activities. http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/01/07/two-members-appear-to-break-rules-on-first-day-of-new-congress/ 28 comments politics
- Senate's NO Vote on DISCLOSE Act Leaves Americans in the Dark on Campaign Spending http://sunlightfoundation.com/presscenter/releases/2010/07/27/senates-nay-vote-disclose-act-leaves-americans-dar/ 8 comments politics