Here is a look at what happened yesterday on the Sunlight network.
- Paul Blumenthal began the day with several transparency related headlines including news that Facebook is expanding its lobbying practice, new Crossroads GPS ads, and more. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- John Wonderlich looked at the flaws in the White House visitor logs regarding real-time, online disclosure of lobbying activity. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- Scott Stadum blogged on his pick for his Tools for Transparency, the user-friendly and accessible data-sharing service Socrata. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- John Wonderlich detailed how new White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dodged questions on whether the White House is transparent enough regarding lobbying disclosure. (Sunlight Foundation Blog)
- Eric Mill released updates to the Congress App for Anroid, noting that version 3.0 adds a redesigned theme as well as live updates from the floor, upcoming committee hearings in the House and Senate, and more. (Sunlight Labs Blog)
- Tom Lee blogged on the Data Viz Challenge sponsored by Google and Eyebeam to visualize the federal budget. (Sunlight Labs Blog)
- Keenan Steiner reported that members of Congress are using getaways and sports events to fundraiser for their respective re-elections. (Party Time Blog)
- Take a look at the previous day’s transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency related events. (The Open House Project)