Sunlight Foundation

How Iowa reporters are teaming up to cover a tight Senate race

Eight papers use a new transparency tool to get a handle on the political ad wars

September 29, 2014 By Deron Lee

It’s campaign season! Time to start searching for hidden spending in FCC files (UPDATED)

May 6, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith

The records are cumbersome but can be a valuable tool, especially in smaller markets

Will a new website deliver on Wisconsin’s promises about transparency?

February 26, 2014 By Anna Clark

OpenBook promises to let light in on state spending, but it’s a limited tool for now

All (abortion) politics is national

January 31, 2014 By Deron Lee

State policy on other issues is increasingly national, too. Here’s how local reporters can tell more complete stories

Houston, we have no comment

December 17, 2013 By Richard Parker

The Houston Chronicle‘s investigative work may have silenced chatty Rep. Steve Stockman, but reporters need to keep the questions coming

Special interests and Obama’s political advocacy group

March 13, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin

Here are four ways lobbyists and corporations can still influence Organizing for Action

Following the cash behind the new Congress

January 11, 2013 By Sasha Chavkin

A guide to getting a (mostly) complete picture in the era of outside spending

The Ad Wars: a laurel to the Sunlight Foundation

October 26, 2012 By Sasha Chavkin

Report brings scrutiny to new political ad database