In today's edition, a year of public mendacity takes its toll on White House credibility, potential 2020 presidential contenders shun corporate PAC money, the Trump's are collecting $175 million in previously un-explored rent, Israeli police recommend corruption charges against the prime minister, New Mexico faces challenges as it tries to implement transparency reforms, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Withdrawn
In today's edition, President Trump's controversial Census pick withdraws from consideration, a new tool tries to make it easier to call Congress, global threats to journalism, open data expansion in Delaware, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: First Class
In today's edition, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's First Class habit, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes' "news" site, how Facebook's trouble with Seattle might expand, Azerbaijan blocks websites ahead of elections, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Watching the watchers
In today's edition, we stay up to date on President Trump's conflicts, a major tech trade group lines up to support a Senate effort to bring back net neutrality, 9 cities are certified as open data pioneers, a tool to monitor political ads on Facebook gains traction, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A new (ethics) sheriff in town?
In today's edition, President Trump picks a new ethics chief, the FEC's quorum shrinks, Ohio lawmakers reject open government reforms, an indictment may be on the way for Benjamin Netanyahu, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: “Trump Inc.” and Profiting from the presidency
This week, we tune into ProPublica and WNYC's new podcast, take note of a conflict at the NLRB, highlight federal funds going to the Trump International Hotel in DC, and look at how Kushner's properties in NYC are doing.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Withholdings
In today's edition, the GREAT Act moves forward, Seattle and Washington, DC dominate our city related headlines, a moment of reflection around some Trump administration actions, and more.
Continue readingFacebook’s opacity in Seattle shows why self-regulation on digital disclosure isn’t enough
The public should be able to easily see the source of campaign ads though disclaimers and online disclosures, no matter where we live or what network, platform or device we view them on, so that we can understand who is seeking to influence our elections. Transparency is a necessary but insufficient measure to detect and deter influence, whatever city or state people live in.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: A GREAT Act for federal grant transparency
In today's edition, we highlight some of President Trump's latest conflicts, a Pentagon office struggles to track hundreds of millions of dollars, Facebook runs into campaign finance trouble in Seattle, Turkey puts a human rights activist back in jail, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Payday lenders lobby hard
In today's edition, we launch some exciting new projects, lobbying pays off for payday lenders during the Trump administration, the NIH opens up more publicly funded research, big tech companies work to circumvent FOIA, and more.
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