In The News

December 23, 2008


Huffington Post
Lloyd Chapman
 
Obama Appoints Venture Capital Executive to Head Small Business Administration

December 12, 2008


CNN: Anderson Cooper 360  
Auto bailout: North vs. South- CNN's David Mattingly discusses why some Southern senators voted against the auto bailout.

December 12, 2008


Denver Post
Chuck Plunkett
 
How Big Labor and The Big Three Bought Congress

December 9, 2008


Press Democrat
Editorial
 
Public Data. Legislators need to stop hiding behind 1950s thinking

December 7, 2008


San Francisco Chronicle
Editorial: John Diaz
 
Open the Windows to the State Capitol

December 5, 2008


Sacramento Bee
Editorial
 
Data is public's, and so is database

December 4, 2008


Associated Press
Steve Lawrence
 
2 Calif. Groups File Suit Seeking Voting Records

November 18, 2008


Reuters
Kevin Drawbaugh
 
Awash in Bank Money, Washington Faces Reform Test

November 13, 2008


Boston Herald
Dave Wedge
 
Out-of-District Bucks Fill Reps’ War Chests

November 12, 2008


Washington Times
Jim McElhatton
 
Allies Rush Cash to Debilitated Murtha

November 11, 2008


WDIO (ABC) - TV
Kim Johnson
 
Money and Politics (video)

November 7, 2008


Charlotte Business Journal
Dale Gibson
 
Representative Government?

November 5, 2008


2008 Knight-Batten Awards-Innovations in Journalism: MAPLight.org/U.S. Congress Website  
Presentation and interview at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. (video)

November 3, 2008


Hartford Courant
Jesse Hamilton
 
Outsiders Fuel House Races?

November 2, 2008


Baltimore Sun
Dan Rodricks
 
Campaign 'O8: What zip codes tell

October 31, 2008

October 28, 2008


Harper's Magazine
Ken Silverstein
 
Washington’s Congressional Bloc

Kiplinger
Jon Frandsen
 
Who's Buying Your Congressman?

Politico
Josh Kraushaar
 
San Antonio: fundraising mecca?

Los Angeles Times
Patrick McGreevy
 
Outsiders fund California congressional races

United Press International  
Survey: D.C. funds most House campaigns

October 27, 2008


Marketplace
Steve Henn
 
Outsiders pay most to House campaigns

Hartford Courant
Jesse A. Hamilton
 
House Campaigns Get Most $ Outside Districts

October 10, 2008


Media General News Service - Washington Bureau
Neil Simon
 
Cantor’s Mortgage Background Figured into Bailout Bill

October 8, 2008


San Francisco Chronicle
Phillip Matier & Andrew Ross
 
Matier & Ross: Box Scores

October 8, 2008

October 5, 2008


Hartford Courant
Jesse A. Hamiliton
 
Bailout Bill Linked To 2 Others, And More Money

October 1, 2008


Certification Magazine
Lindsay Edmonds Wickman
 
Elect IT: Technology and the Democratic Process

September 30, 2008


Baltimore Sun
Dan Rodricks
 
Bailout Vote's Money Trail

September 29, 2008


Mother Jones
Josh Harkinson
 

The Money Behind the Bailout Vote

September 21, 2008

September 15, 2008

August 26, 2008

August 14, 2008


San Francisco Chronicle
Tom Abate
 
Site Tracks Influence of Interest Groups

July 28, 2008


Media General News Service
Neil Simon
 
Cantor Backs Tobacco Regulation Bill

July 22, 2008

June 30, 2008


Time Magazine
Jeremy Caplan
 
The Citizen Watchdogs of Web 2.0

June 25, 2008



Wired
Ryan Singel
 
Telecom Amnesty Flip-Floppers Got More Telecom Dollars

Media General News Service

Neil Simon

 
Phone Giants Gave Liberally to Lawmakers During Wiretapping Debate

Michael Moore
Chris Frates, Politico
 
Dems Who Flipped On FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash
Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman
 
Immunity-Backing Dems Netted Higher Share of Telecom Donations

June 23, 2008


1110 AM Newstalk Radio
Pete Kaliner
 
Daniel Newman discusses campaign contributions and a list of House Democrats who changed their vote to support the FISA bill.

CBS News
Chris Frates, Politico: The Crypt Blog
 
Dems Who Flipped On FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash

June 8, 2008


PC World
Heather Havenstein
 
No Room for Feds in Web 2.0, Study Says

June 5, 2008


CNET-TV Live
Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt
 
Buying Votes

*After video loads move ahead to minute 12:00 of 33:44 to view MAPLight.org interview.

June 5, 2008


Industry Standard
Heather Havenstein
 
Study says Uncle Sam should get out of Web publishing

May 24, 2008


Denver Post
Anne C. Mulkern
  Colo. farm-bill backers make hay on the Hill

May 8, 2008


Brighton Standard Blade
Ron Ames
  Who Bought My Senator?

May 2, 2008


New York Sun
Christopher Faherty
  DWI Arrest Could Harm Fossella Election Chances

April 8, 2008


San Francisco Chronicle
Verne Kopytoff
  Webby Award Nominees Named

April 7, 2008

March 21, 2008


Conde Nast Portfolio
Elizabeth Olsen
  Telcos Make Connection in Congress

March 21, 2008

March 16, 2008


Sacramento Bee

Editorial

  Public, butt out

March 7, 2008


CongressDaily, © National Journal Group, Inc.
Fawn Johnson
  House Mental Health Bill Opponents Gave More To Members

February 2, 2008

January 22, 2008


Washington Post
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Columnist
  As Congress Talks Stimulus, Labor Leaders Worry They Won't Have a Voice

January 21, 2008


American Public Media's Future Tense
Interview by Jon Gordon
  MAPLight.org shows relationship between politics and money

December 21, 2007


Legal Theory Blog

Workshop Announcement: Computing in the Cloud

  Center for Information Technology, Princeton University, Civics in the Clouds panel discussion

December 6, 2007

October 13, 2007

September 28, 2007

September 28, 2007


American Public Media's Future Tense
Interview by Jon Gordon
  MAPLight.org shows relationship between politicians' votes, money

August 28, 2007


Philanthropy News Digest
by PND
  On the Web

August 27, 2007


Washington Post
by Jose Antonio Vargas
  Keeping Score In The Money Race

August 1, 2007


Capital Public Radio, Insight
Interviewed by Jeffery Callison
  Interview with Dan Newman
Executive Director, MAPLight.org

July 31, 2007

June 25, 2007

June 22, 2007


ABC News
by Christina LaRosa
  Changing the World With a Click of the Mouse

June 11, 2007


America Back On Track
by Tony Seton
  An Interview with Dan Newman of MAPLight.org

June 11, 2007


World Changing
by Micki Krimmel
  MAPLight.org: An Interview with Sean Tanner

June 11, 2007


The Nation
by Joan Hamilton
  Politics Watchdog Follows the Money Online

May 24, 2007


New York Times
by David Pogue
  Following the Money Trail Online

May 21, 2007


Le Monde
by Cécile Grégoriades
  Le Web américain scrute les élus

May 17, 2007


San Francisco Examiner
Lead Editorial
  MAPLight.org shows way on politics

May 16, 2007


Wired Blog Network
by Scott Gilbertson
  Maplight Reveals Democracy For Sale Within U.S. Congress

April 24, 2007

March 30, 2007


The Orange County Register
by Brian Joseph
  Disclosure no cure for limiting influence

November 28th, 2006


North County Times
by Norman Block
  Quarry 'facts' misleading at best

November 27th, 2006


Sacramento Bee
by Steve Wiegand
  Legislators reach out - way out

November 20th, 2006

November 3rd, 2006

November 1st, 2006


LA Times blog "Political Muscle"
by Robert Salladay
  Remote Control Politics: Lawmakers Profit From Outside Districts

October 26th, 2006


Spot-On
by Chris Nolan
  Spot-On Hot Spots: MAPLightSpot

October 19th, 2006


Central Valley Business Times   WEBCAST: Who’s bought your lawmaker?

October 18th, 2006


The Gilroy Dispatch
By Serdar Tumgoren
  Show Me the Money: Web Site Shines Light on Campaign Cash
Sunlight Foundation: Dollarocracy
by Larry Makinson
  Matching Money & Votes: California Shows a New Way

October 17th, 2006

California Progress Report

by Frank D. Russo

  Power to the People:
New Web Database Allows You to Make Connections Between Money and Politics in California
Edgewise
by Christian Crumlish
  MAPLight helps you "Follow the Money"
CivicActions
by Aaron Pava
  The Connection Between Money and Votes in California Politics
SF Bay Area Independent Media Center
by J Wheeler
  New Database on Money and Politics

October 16th, 2006


LA Times blog "Political Muscle"
by Robert Salladay
  New Campaign Finance Site Mines the Legislature
IGS Library Election 2002
Blog and Hot Topics
  New Campaign Finance Website