When it comes to public records, different states have different exemptions. What is exempted in one state, may not necessarily... View Article
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The recent outpouring of revulsion over Maine’s state of transparency including criticism from governor LePage’s own and our call for... View Article
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When it comes to money in politics, Sunlight’s Poligraft helps you see the relationships between organizations and the people in... View Article
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For some states, Sunshine Week brings a wave of success for being transparent in state spending. While for others like... View Article
Continue readingSunshine Week Round up: A look at state-based events
Next week, the nation will be celebrating the 7th annual Sunshine Week. Started by the American Society of Newspaper Editors... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Double standards in transparency
When lawmakers introduce legislation that is supposed to increase transparency, naturally we expect that they will lead in the everything... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Unfunded mandates and open government
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) was set up to respond to... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Lobbying at the local level
When lobbyists play the influence game, a lot is at stake. And as our senior writer Paul Blumenthal noted, conflict... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Using Innovation in technology to open government
The ancient conundrum of whether it was the chicken that came first things to do in phoenix, may always be... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Local transparency starts with you!
The Open Government Dialogue, a product of the National Academy of Public Administration stresses the importance of increasing the quality... View Article
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