In today's edition, corporate PACs look to boost their bad reputations, transparency comes out on top on election day, Ryan Zinke eyes the exits, Hong Kong turns away a journalist, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Out of Sessions
In today's edition, President Trump gets Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation, House Democrats prepare for their new oversight duties, Durham, NC wants the best government forms, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The Results Are In
In today's edition, K Street prepares for divided government, a political cartoonist is silenced in Hong Kong, Amazon's HQ2 sweepstakes provided a treasure trove of data to the company, indicted Congressmen had a successful election day, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Get Out The Vote
In today's edition, one more chunk of election news (until the next election cycle starts to heat up), the pharmaceutical lobby isn't a big fan of discounted drugs for senior citizens, the Supreme Court allows the Census citizenship question lawsuit to begin, New York State's transparency problem, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: On the Verge
With elections taking place across the U.S. tomorrow, today's edition will look slightly different that usual with an oversized load of stories at the intersection of OpenGov and elections as campaign season comes to a close. We'll be back with your usual roundup of OpenGov news tomorrow. If you haven't voted early or absentee, we hope you're making plans to vote tomorrow.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Trump’s Approach to Taxes, Federal Financial Disclosures and the Democrats Prepare for Ethics Reform
This week, the latest edition of the Trump, Inc. podcast takes a look at how President Donald Trump approaches taxes, Forbes takes a look at what the president’s financial disclosures include, what they don’t and why that’s a problem, and the Democrats talk about possible ethics reform.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Hot on the Trail
In today's edition, Big Oil finds a loophole in Facebook's "ad transparency" rules, the White House is concerned about its embattled Interior Secretary, Americans fear politically motivated violence, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Hedge Your Bets
In today's edition, big business might be hedging its bets ahead of the midterms, we explain healthcare.gov's scheduled downtime, our friends at MuckRock have a few questions, transparency for a fishy deal in Madagascar, and more.
Continue readingExplained: Scheduled downtime of Healthcare.gov during open enrollment
Maintenance downtimes warrant scrutiny, but experts say they’re probably reasonable and necessary.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Spooky Scary
In today's edition, Twitter's midterm highlight page is already surfacing fake news, cities address data sharing hurdles, a probe into Ryan Zinke's questionable ethics takes a step forward, and more.
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