Press Articles
From blog to bill
Publication: American Public Media Future Tense
Jon Gordon
April 14, 2008
Recent Sunlight Foundation Projects
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Transparency Timeline
A History of Congressional Public Access Reform. -
Capitol Words
Taking Congress at its Word. -
2009 Tariff Suspensions
See Who’s Seeking Tax Breaks on Imports from Congress -
Transparency Jobs
Bringing Transparency to Government, One Job at a Time -
Capitol Tweets
Keep up on the latest tweets from members of Congress who use Twitter. -
The Open Senate Project
A bipartisan, collaborative initiative to study the Senate's current information-sharing practices -
FARAdb
A proof of concept site based on Foreign Agent Registration Act data -
Read The Bill First
Sign the petition! Demand they take at least 72 hours to read the bailout bill! -
Pass S.223
We need your help to pass S.223. -
Party Time!
Documenting the Political Partying Circuit. -
Public Markup
An experiment to open bills to online, public review. -
EarmarkWatch
Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending. -
Visualizing Earmarks
Select Visualizations of 2005 OMB Earmark Data. -
Where Are They Now?
Former Congressional Staffers head through the Revolving Door
Press Releases
- Sunlight Foundation's New Transparency Timeline Shows the History of Congressional Public Access Reforms January 6, 2009
- 2008 Top Congressional Fundraiser Party Spots December 19, 2008
- Energy Tops Congress’ Most Commonly Used Words in 2008 December 18, 2008
Web Mentions
- Brian Lehrer Live: Republicans Favoring Increased Transparency for Obama Spending Bill January 9, 2009
- Bismark Tribune's: NoDak Central - Dorgan one of the most chatty lawmakers January 9, 2009
- CQ Politics: Next Time, Seek Counsel from Within January 8, 2009
- New Database Tracks Most Used Words in Congress - News : MediaMouse Progressive Left News Blog - Grand Rapids, Michigan January 8, 2009
- Erie Times News: Dahlkemper makes debut in Congress January 8, 2009
Press Mentions
- Republicans Favoring Increased Transparency for Obama Spending Bill January 9, 2009
- Dahlkemper makes debut in Congress January 8, 2009
- Next Time, Seek Counsel from Within January 8, 2009
- iGov January 6, 2009
- New Congress Checks In January 4, 2009
