In today's edition, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, midterm money headlines, another strange turn in the Interior inspector general story, a global effort to defend digital human rights, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Setting the Pace
In today's edition, we look at how one city's open data policy has evolved, President Trump's praise for body slamming a journalist, 10 charts that explain declining Congressional expertise, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Under the Influence
In today's edition, billionaires get involved in out-of-state ballot initiatives, the most expensive midterms ever, President Trump's unusual interest in a government building project, and more.
Continue readingDoing data differently – Greensboro’s evolving open data program
The City of Greensboro, North Carolina used public requests for information to help build an open data portal that was... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Remain in Dark
In today's edition, most dark money stays that way despite a rule change, we dig deeper into our analysis of public records requests, President Trump's Saudi Arabian financial interests are in the spotlight, mourning a journalist on the anniversary of her murder, and more.
Continue readingWhat information do citizens want? Results from analyzing public record requests
In our last blog post, we discussed how adopting an open data program significantly decreases the volume of public record... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Promotional Materials
In today's edition, why most cities won't share their attempts to woo Amazon's second headquarters, an actor uses the Pentagon Briefing Room, tracking Michael Bloomberg's 2018 political spending, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Failing at Profiting off the Presidency, Trump’s Scottish Golf Resorts Losing Millions and Kushner May Not be Paying Income Tax
This week, an investigation from Forbes looks at how President Donald Trump’s business is being impacted by his service in the Oval Office, the New York Times reveals that Jared Kushner may have paid little or no income tax from 2009 to 2016 and the Trump Organization has yet to turn a profit at its golf courses in Scotland.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Peace, Love and Understandable Government Websites
In today's edition, federal agencies need to get more understandable, the Trump administration needs to reveal some documents, Washington, D.C. needs to take another look at its open government oversight nominees, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Ties that bind
In today's edition, the Trump administration looks to limit protest in DC, leadership PACs spend big at Washington's baseball stadium, Illinois has some FOI struggles, and more.
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