In today's edition, Americans lack confidence in government and the tech industry to protect elections from foreign interference, an expansive idea to fix Congress, oil money floods two state ballot initiatives, President Trump and his three oldest children are sued over phony get-rich-quick schemes, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Request Denied
In today's edition, California will hold off on implementing its net neutrality law, 11 donors are responsible for 20% of all super PAC cash, another Trump administration effort to delay the Census citizenship question lawsuit is denied, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Countdown
In today's edition, only 12 days until the midterm elections and so much money left to spend, privacy is on the ballot in these states, federal advisory committees won't be getting more transparent this year, removing the press in Paris, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: It’s personal
In today's edition, prominent Democrats and other liberal figures are targeted with mail bombs, President Trump won't quit his iPhone even though it's insecure, NASA couldn't keep track of some of its most precious space dust, securing digital rights in the age of "smart cities," and more.
Continue readingDigital rights in the era of data collection and smart city technology
Cities don't control private entities and how their tech developments shape cities, but they do control public spaces, public infrastructure, and democratic decision-making, and they must leverage that power to ensure residents have an active say in how technology shapes public life.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Midterm Madness
In today's edition, we take a look at K Street spending, midterm madness heats up, the Trump administration looks to bypass appeals courts in favor of their Supreme Court majority, unique state FOIA exemptions, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: On Hold
In today's edition, HHS drops "gender" from a civil rights webpage, we reflect on the direction of open cities, Democratic mega-donors wait and see on 2020, the World Bank shares a new way to discover data on development, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Trump’s Business Ties with Saudis, His Influence Over New FBI Building Plans and Ivanka Trump’s False Sales Figures
This week, more pressure is put on President Donald Trump to disclose his business dealings with Saudi Arabia, Democrats allege the president intervened in the plans for building a new FBI building to protect his Washington D.C. hotel and Ivanka Trump is accused of providing false sales figures for Trump building projects.
Continue readingHHS dropped “gender” from civil rights webpages in early 2018
Recent reporting that HHS memo is seeking to legally redefine gender provides insight into the shift in terminology.
Continue readingOpen cities enter a new era: key takeaways from the Open Cities Summit
In September 2018 the Sunlight Foundation’s Open Cities team co-hosted the Open Cities Summit, a biennial gathering of open government... View Article
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