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Sunlight Weekly Roundup: Citizen journalist removed from public meeting

by Bridget Todd Apr 27, 2012 3:16 pm

In Georgia, Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt removed citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale from a recent public meeting. Georgia Attorney General Sam... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: Lack of campaign finance disclosure “leads to the appearance of it being inappropriate”

by Bridget Todd Apr 20, 2012 12:45 pm

In DC, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) must provide the DC Auditor with quarterly financial reports. The DC Auditor audits financial... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: “Information is the currency of democracy”

by Bridget Todd Apr 13, 2012 12:12 pm

The Salt Lake Tribune covered a University of Utah honors class project: developing a set of five guiding principles to help... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: Rhode Island gets public records revamp

by Bridget Todd Apr 6, 2012 12:43 pm

In Rhode Island, a public records law might get a much-needed revamp if a bill heard by the House Judiciary... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: New open government law makes “great strides towards increasing transparency”

by Bridget Todd Mar 30, 2012 12:32 pm

This week, a comprehensive overhaul of the Georgia’s open government laws unanimously passed the Senate. House Bill 397 will now... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: “So much for government transparency”

by Bridget Todd Mar 23, 2012 10:27 am

The Arizona Public Interest Research Group awarded Arizona an A-minus on how it helps taxpayers find information online pertaining to government spending.... View Article

Sunlight Weekly Roundup: “The right of the people to know what their government is doing is fundamental to democracy”

by Bridget Todd Mar 16, 2012 3:19 pm

California Councilwoman Teresa Barth recently wrote an open letter publicizing her support for increased government transparency. In the letter, Barth... View Article