Despite its growing powers, the European Parliament has done little in the past to create transparency around the financing of the elections.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 5/21/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including the Bay of Pigs, DATA Act implementation, and a pledge against excessive lobbying in Europe.
Continue readingHyperlinks and hope: Data.gov five years out
Five years into the Obama administration’s experiment with Data.gov marks a good time to ask — is the experiment a success?
Continue readingBetter know a TCamper: OpenGov Voices edition
Cristina and her team are aggregating and publishing actionable information about public property inventories, sale mechanisms, development plans and incentives as a way of solving the challenge of buying property from the government.
Continue readingOutside groups dump nearly $11M into four primary states
Almost all of the money has been spent in Republican primary elections, reflecting the party's continuing, costly rift.
Continue readingWhat it takes to be a major player in policymaking
What makes an organization like AARP so influential on Capitol Hill? It takes more than lobbying and campaign contributions to have a voice in policymaking.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 5/20/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including raising money, opening procurement in the EU, and attempting to perfect public records requests.
Continue readingAnother layer of influence: AT&T and DirecTV lobbyists’ congressional fundraisers
Lobbyists for the companies involved in the latest proposed telecomm mega-merger have been partying hard to win friends on Capitol Hill.
Continue readingHow unique is the new U.S. DATA Act?
Where does the DATA Act stand in the international context? We took a look at some of the innovative approaches from other national governments.
Continue readingWhen will Open Legislative Data come to your town?
Apps for when the next bus will come are great, but what about the next law?
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