In today's edition, we identify document deletions at the Citizenship and Immigration Service, a sanctioned Russian bank woos Washington, Connecticut looks to boost its open data offerings, Spain's Prime Minister is poised to lose power in corruption fallout, and more. Editors note: Today in OpenGov will take a short hiatus for the next two weeks. We'll be back on June 15th. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the latest at Sunlight and in the broader #OpenGov world!
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: New trademarks in China and a call for investigation, plus a Kushner company seeks investment from a Saudi-backed fund
This week, President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, received new trademarks from China for her collection of businesses, Democratic lawmakers are asking for an ethics investigation into the president’s ties to China and Jared Kushner’s tech company is asking for money from a Saudi-backed fund.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Not to be ignored
In today's edition, the White House ignores the GAO, California opens its software, a Russian journalist was murdered in the Ukraine...until he wasn't, and more.
Continue readingUSCIS takes down 26 PDFs for training asylum officers from its website
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) removed a cache of materials on its asylum process shortly after President Donald... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Greitens says goodbye
In today's edition, we head to the Code for America Summit, President Trump helps out a super PAC, some important pieces are missing from Facebook's online ad transparency effort, "fake news" has been used to jail journalists around the world, and more.
Continue readingWhat we’re looking forward to at 2018’s Code for America Summit
Sunlight’s Open Cities team is headed out to Oakland, CA this week for the 2018 Code for America Summit. If you are working on open government or open data in your city and are coming to the Summit, we want to talk to you! Please come say hello — we are friendly and would love to learn about your work. We’re also looking forward to learning new ideas and hearing from some of the leaders in this field. In particular, here’s what our team members are excited about and looking forward to.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A healthy serving of scandal
In today's edition, the revolving door spins for Congressional staff who helped write last year's tax overhaul, states look to limit access to public records, President Trump's China dealings raise eyebrows, retweets become dangerous in Russia, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Missing the mark
In today's edition, tech companies start to roll out political ad transparency rules, cities need to get smart about their "smart cities" agreements, the Trump administration sets a low bar for ethics, a major corruption case shakes Spain's ruling party, and more.
Continue readingCities should be smart about smart cities agreements
One thing all cities MUST do, and three questions to ask before signing an agreement with a smart cities vendor.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: California clawbacks
In today's edition, helping the homeless with open data, asking questions about Ajit Pai's oversized coffee mug, telling President Trump he can't block his Twitter critics, and more.
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