Some things are just common sense, like open government policies that put public information online where the public can access it. Other things are bears.
Bears don’t have anything to do with government, but you do. Every vote you cast elects politicians and administrations that play a role in your life, from the taxes you pay to the safety of the roads that you drive on to the health care available to you after a bear mauling.
We at the Sunlight Foundation think that you have a right to know who’s influencing your government and that you should have access to the raw data and information at play in politics. That’s why we build insanely useful tools and write compelling stories and policies to secure those rights.