Here is a look at what happened yesterday on the Sunlight network.

• A New York Times story about loopholes in a congressional earmark ban highlights why making earmarks more transparent is more effective banning them. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
• Sarah Dorsey looked at New Jersey’s efforts to put government information online. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
• Paul Blumenthal highlighted a few important transparency-related stories from yesterday. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
• Take a look at the previous days transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency related events. (The Open House Project)