TransparencyCamp, the unconference event that iStrategyLabs and Sunlight co-sponsored two weekends ago, was a huge success. We made a highlight... View Article
Continue readingO’Reilly Announces Govt 2.0 Summit in DC
Tim O'Reilly announced aGovt 2.0 Summit to be held in Washington DC, September 9-10 today during his keynote at Emerging Technology Conference in 2009.
Continue readingDodd’s Dealings Illustrate Holes in Financial Disclosure
Via InstaPundit comes this commentary from the Hartford Courant by Kevin Rennie, an attorney who writes a weekly column for the paper, on Sen. Chris Dodd's real estate deals. The Senate Ethics Committee is already looking at his mortgage with Countrywide Financial (more details here); Rennie writes that other Dodd properties might be worth looking into:
It was reported here two weeks ago that Downe's real estate development partner, William "Bucky" Kessinger of Kansas City, Mo., purchased a 1,700-square-foot home in Ireland with Dodd in 1994 for $160,000. Downe's name appeared on the transfer document ...Continue reading
50 State Project: Momentum
It has been about 10 days since we announced our goal to write parsers for all 50 state legislation websites. While 10 days ago we had nothing, I'm excited to report that today our github account shows substantial progress on 8 states and the District of Columbia. DC actually got two parsers-- one in Ruby and one in Python.
We've started these projects with just one function-- get_legislation that grabs all the bills of a particular state. That's the first step. We'll be grabbing votes, legislators and other things as we make progress. 8 states in 10 days is substantial progress! Great job!
To get involved and claim your state, check out our wiki page and our github project.
Thanks for all that you do!
Continue readingRead the Bill: Define Publicly Available
In a foot race, there is always a starting point and an end point. There is no confusion or ambiguity... View Article
Continue readingTrust in Business Hit Hard, Duh
I’ve just returned from a presentation and discussion of Edelman’s 10th annual Trust Barometer, an annual trust and credibility survey... View Article
Continue readingNYT Supports Electronic Filing
The New York Times editorialized today in support of the Senate passing the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S. 482,... View Article
Continue readingWired’s Wiki
Midnight tonight (Eastern Time), Wired is officially launching “Data.gov Is Coming — Let’s Help Build It,” a wiki designed to... View Article
Continue readingOpen House Project Poetry Slam
Here’s a little fun for your weekend. Yesterday, the Open House Google Group turned into an outright poetry slam. David... View Article
Continue readingSocialGovernment.com and the States
Earlier this week, Alexander Muir at SocialGovernment.com wrote an interesting post about social media in the states; how they are... View Article
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