In today's edition, President Trump picks a Supreme Court nominee, Mar-a-Lago members get an Air Force One tour, House Republicans have some data collection questions for Apple and Google, we share interactive tools for community data needs, EU legislators' have cushy outside jobs, and more.
Continue readingUse our new tools to learn about community data needs
Starting an open data project? You’ll need to investigate “who” is out there, “what” data they might need, and “why” they care.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: PrimeTime ft. President Trump
In today's edition, President Trump plans an announcement, agency watchdogs have some bite, we say farewell to a colleague, Ugandans protest a social media tax, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Royalties for Trump Family Photos, the Businesses Tied to the Head of Consumer Protection Bureau and Pruitt Resigns
This week, the first lady made at least $100,000 in royalties from photos of the Trump family, a look at the businesses tied to the new head of the nation’s consumer protection bureau and Environmental Protection Agency Chief, Scott Pruitt, resigns.
Continue readingSunset and sunrise: a farewell announcement from Open Cities Director Stephen Larrick
Sunlight Open Cities Director Stephen Larrick practices some personal and professional transparency, announcing his departure from Sunlight, sharing a retrospective on his three years with the team, and bidding a fond farewell as he passes the baton to new Open Cities Director, Katya Abazajian.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Good news and bad news
In today's edition, President Trump accepts Scott Pruitt's resignation, K Street stocks up on Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, California moves forward with its net neutrality plan, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Checking open data off the list
In today's edition, Connecticut shares an open data report card, journalists struggle for access to prisons, Scott Pruitt's ethics troubles continue, the French parliament passes a fake news law, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Celebrations
In today's edition, Senators push for faster release of Supreme Court argument audio, President Trump's relationship with corporate America grows tense, the UK celebrates National Democracy Week, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Meet the Supremes
In today's edition, the fight to fill a spot on the Supreme Court gets expensive fast, the NSA ditches a huge batch of call and text records, we consider the relationship between open data and FOIA, K Street spends big on trade lobbying with little to show, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Taxpayer Spending at Trump Properties, the Kushners and Trumps Back Out of a Deal and How Trump is Leaving His Mark on a Presidential Keepsake
This week, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, campaign finance reports and other documents reveal political groups and taxpayers have spent at least $16 million at Trump-branded properties since President Donald Trump said he was running for president and the Kushner Companies and the Trump Organization will no longer be partners on an oceanfront development at the Jersey Shore.
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