The National Labor Relations Board overturns a previous ruling due to a President Donald Trump appointee's conflict of interest, Donald Trump Jr.’s “unofficial” visit to India is raising eyebrows around the world, and a charity moves its gala location to show support for President Trump.
Continue readingJoin us to discuss the state of open government for Sunshine Week 2018!
Sunshine Week 2018 is coming up! This annual celebration of open government runs from March 11-17, 2018, and we invite you to join us for three events during the week to discuss transparent government at the federal level as well as in the city of Washington DC.
Continue readingNew analyses find a secretive EPA is hampering the public’s rights to know
Independent analyses of federal data show that there has been a significant increase in public records lawsuits against the Environmental... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Emolumental Secrecy
In today's edition, we highlight our webinar today with OpenNorth, along with more exciting events this week, note that a mere ten donors are contributing an outsized portion of super PAC spending, Florida races to catalogue its data, the Trump Organization says it donated the President’s emoluments to the Treasury, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Did you get the memo?
In today's edition, the latest on Scott Pruitt's First Class travel, a new House Intelligence memorandum highlights key omissions in the last one, the Washington state legislature exempts itself from public records law, bad news for Navalny, one of Russia's primary voices of opposition, and much more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Trump’s Tenants, An Emolumental Deal in the DR, and a new OGE nominee
This week, a look at which businesses pay rent to the President, despite, in some cases being federal contractors, Trump revives a project in the Dominican Republic, the railroad safety chief resigns amid allegations of moonlighting and the President selects a new ethics chief.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Guess who’s visiting the White House?
In today's edition, we invite you to celebrate Open Data Day with us, Public Citizen scores a victory in its fight for White House visitor logs, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai faces scrutiny, we're looking for international lessons on defending democracy, and more.
Continue readingJoin us on Open Data Day to help complete the 2018 U.S. City Open Data Census
The Sunlight Open Cities team invites you to join us for Open Data Day 2018 on Saturday, March 3, when we'll be filling out the newly relaunched U.S. City Open Data Census. We'll be coming together in Washington DC, New York, and online with an easy tutorial on how to search for open datasets and how to add that information to the Census.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Games
In today's edition, we join a coalition calling for presidential inauguration transparency, the revolving door speeds up, French President Emmanuel Macron removes the press from his house, we highlight some upcoming events, and more.
Continue readingJoin us for “Community impact with open data: Two models from Canada and the United States”
For city data to have the biggest impact, it needs to be open and it needs to involve residents. For many city staff, this can be unfamiliar, unclear, or even intimidating. How can city staff recognize these fears, understand the powerful potential of public collaboration, and cultivate that power to create a robust and enduring open data program? Join us for a webinar conversation with Canadian nonprofit OpenNorth about two models for what engaged, collaborative data publication and use looks like.
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