Governments will confront fresh challenges posed by emerging technologies in 2018, making sense of how sunshine laws should adjust to novel context. Here are eight areas that the press, public and governments have asked us about in recent months, with thoughts about how lawmakers and regulators should adjust.
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Here's hoping we can all find ways to be better neighbors and citizens in the new year. Our governments will only be as good as we make them, together.
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As 2017 comes to a close, we hope you'll help open governments in the year to come by making a donation to Sunlight today.
Continue readingTweets by @realDonaldTrump are official statements of the @POTUS, says Justice Department
Listening and responding to members of the public that is a minimum expectation for public servants in any democratic state, whether those voices are raised in protest, petition, email, send letters or reply on social media. While there are practical challenges to making sense of millions of emails, tweets, call or letters, blocks that violate the First Amendment rights of the public are not the solution to filter failure.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Trouble in (the) Paradise Papers
In today’s edition, there’s trouble in (the) Paradise Papers, Steve Bannon’s ongoing relationship with the President of the United States... View Article
Continue readingHow transparency can help the public trust federal stewardship of taxpayer dollars
In 2017, we cannot trust and verify that is occurring in our federal government. The American public should be able to see how secretaries are conducting public business, when, where and with whom.
Continue readingTurkish Airlines event at Trump Golf Course tees off emolumental problems
On September 18, 2017, The Trump National Golf Club in DC hosted the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. If you... View Article
Continue readingCongress should hold the Facebook Election Commission accountable to its transparency commitments
In the wake of foreign interference on national elections using its platform, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg committed to more political ad transparency in video and text shared with billions of users. The public interest, however, requires Congress and the FEC to hold the world's largest social network accountable.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Where even lobbyists fear to tread
In today’s edition, we read some of Paul Manafort’s emails, share a deep dive into the history of FOIA, consider... View Article
Continue readingOPEN Government Data Act poised to pass Congress as part of NDAA
On Monday, the United States Senate quietly passed the OPEN Government Data Act as part of the 2018 National Defense... View Article
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