In today's edition, Minnesota will try again to ease public access to court records, the GAO shares ways to improve protections for federal whistleblowers, the House wants to know what sort of business White House officials are conducting on their personal accounts, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How to survive a zombie campaign.
In today's edition, Robert Mueller testifies, President Trump seeks a restraining order, Senators look to boost transparency and FOIA, the FEC takes a shot at zombie campaigns, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Will he or won’t he?
In today's edition, Puerto Rico's governor might resign after all, Robert Mueller will testify before Congress today, President Trump's top lobbyist bundler is cashing in on his ties in DC, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Housing hacks.
In today's edition, open data and civic hacking help housing advocates, a bipartisan group of Senators push back against FOIA changes at the EPA, a new report details the extent of climate change censorship under the Trump administration, and more.
Continue readingEnvironmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) releases new report detailing the extent of censorship of climate change-related terms on federal websites
On Monday, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) released a new report on how the Trump administration has altered... View Article
Continue readingHacking for Housing: How open data and civic hacking creates wins for housing advocates
From 2001 to 2015, the share of households considered “rent burdened”- spending over 30 percent of income on rent-has increased... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Droning on.
In today's edition, Boeing has friends in high places, Puerto Rico's governor won't run again, money flows from campaign donors to President Trump's wallet, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Conway Skips Ethics Hearing and the Fight for Trump’s Financial Documents Continues
This week, the investigation into whether Trump Organization executives violated campaign finance laws may be coming to an end, Kellyanne Conway skips another ethics hearing and the battle for President Donald Trump’s financial documents continues.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: It’s a record!
In today's edition, early 2020 fundraising is setting records, state lawmakers are copying and pasting legislative language from corporations, diplomats are talking differently in the age of leaks, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Reporting requirements.
In today's edition, we explore the benefits of increased access to congressionally mandated reports, Puerto Rico's governor faces protests, the House holds the attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt, and more.
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