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When Bellevue, Wash., launched its open data portal last month, it made a conscious effort to present targeted datasets that would be useful to residents.
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An increasing amount of open and collaborative online approaches to drafting legislation — a set of practices called “crowdlaw” — seem to have found their niche in open data policy.
Continue reading6 more cities join the What Works Cities initiative as demand for open data soars
The Sunlight Foundation is excited to announce that six more cities are joining the What Works Cities initiative: Boston; Charlotte; Little Rock, Ark.; Milwaukee; Raleigh, N.C.; and Victorville, Calif.
Continue readingJanuary and February reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout the first two months of 2016, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from big-money fundraisers to criminal justice data to legislative dataviz.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Announcing TransparencyCamp Online, March 19!
Join some of the brightest minds in opengov and transparency for an independently organized online unconference on Saturday, March 19.
Continue readingMesa embraces open data with new portal and policy
As a part of its participation in the What Works Cities initiative, Mesa, Ariz., has made major progress toward establishing a comprehensive and sustainable open data program over the past several months.
Continue readingDozens of groups lobby heavily on criminal justice reform bill
A major sentencing reform bill has drawn major attention — 28 groups have lined up to lobby on both sides of the legislation.
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