In today's edition, Congress prepares a spending bill with no time to read it, new details emerge on the Cabinet's spending habits, a former French president faces charges, data vs. gerrymandering in Pennsylvania, and more.
Continue readingFederal women’s health office obscures lesbian and bisexual fact sheet online
The “Lesbian and bisexual health” page is no longer linked from anywhere on the Office of Women’s Health website and the... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The buck stops somewhere over there.
In today's edition, Facebook faces fallout from data misuse revelations, HUD Secretary Ben Carson blames his wife for excessive spending, local governments aren't so keen to disclose who they give tax breaks to, Europe embraces new data protection rules, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The Good, The Bad, and The Money
In today's edition, NPR and the Center for Public Integrity check in on the midterm money race, the Illinois gubernatorial primaries get expensive, the FEC looks at Russian money flowing to the NRA, a former French president is detained, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Who’s fired?
In today's edition, President Trump demands non-disclosure agreements from top public servants, more states gear up to implement their own net neutrality rules, online censorship expands in China, we try to spread sunshine every day, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Ivanka profits, ethics waivers for lobbyists, and an emolumental lawsuit
This week, we learned Ivanka Trump that is indeed still earning money from the family business while she serves in the White House, lobbyists are continuing to receive ethics waivers while they work in the federal agencies they once lobbied, and an emoluments lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump will move forward.
Continue readingSunshine Week shed a stark light on the state of open government in Washington
Washington DC is taking some great steps toward data transparency...but it could do better. And the Trump administration is setting a new low bar for public accountability. Those were some of the highlights of "The State of Open Government," our two-part panel conversation on March 15 in honor of Sunshine Week 2018. If you weren't able to join us last night, here's a short recap of the conversation.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Party to Play
In today's edition, we wrap up Sunshine Week, Slovakia's prime minister steps down, the oil lobby will stay at President Trump's hotel before meeting him at the White House, a member of Congress wants to cut down on long bureaucratic language, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Costly upgrades
In today's edition, MuckRock makes it easy to explore state FOI laws, President Trump feels entitled to his own facts, Los Angeles tries to smooth out its body camera transparency policy, 225 years worth of Supreme Court cases go online, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Turbid
In today's edition, we reflect on the opacity of the Trump administration, President Trump spends some time with big donors in California, Ohio obscures some salary data, Singapore looks to crack down hard on fake news, and more.
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