In today's edition, lawmakers want to make it easier to ban personal email use at federal agencies, President Trump accused China of interfering in the midterms, Facebook boosts its state level lobbying, multiple open data reports are released, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Bridging the gap
In today's edition, a campaign finance gender gap, natural gas cash for this NY official, President Trump's consumer data considerations, an anti-disclosure decision in Europe, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Conflicted
In today's edition, a new way to explore the Trump family's conflicts of interest, setting up frameworks for data privacy, asking hard questions about the future of open data, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Questions and answers?
In today's edition, Senate candidates will finally have to e-file their campaign finance reports, Sheldon Adelson warms to President Trump and opens his wallet, Washington State considers how to apply FOIA to its legislature, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Mixing Business with Politics
In today's edition, exploring the special interest money covering the 2018 elections, celebrating New York's best government technology, learning about a new cybersecurity strategy, empowering emergency responders in Portugal with open data, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How to avoid FOIA and be influenced by people
In today's edition, we ask how to ensure that smart cities are also open cities, lawmakers embrace "ethical hacking," exploring America's secret "forever wars," and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Lighten up already
In today's edition, the Supreme Court lets some light shine on dark money, White House correspondents want more briefings, some state lawmakers can't stop raking in campaign cash despite running unopposed, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Tear down this (pay)wall
In today's edition, a Congressman wants to remove the paywall around judicial information, we consider how the create smart cities that don't double as surveillance cities, an anti-corruption fight continues in Guatemala, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Kept in the dark
In today's edition, the Supreme Court keeps us in the dark on political money, state attorneys general want to know if President Trump talked up his hotel to foreign officials, criticizing the UK's surveillance programs, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Can this blind trust really see?
In today's edition, Congress sends Senate e-filing to the President's desk, this Florida Senate candidate's blind trust might be able to see, the U.N. ambassador gets tangled up in some expensive curtains, and more.
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