Today in #OpenGov, we share more strategies for small cities looking to do big things with open data, ask why fewer lobbyists are spending more money this year, dig into the complicated communications situation around a vital EPA data site, and more...
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I recently wrote about the Hometown Summit, an event bringing together leaders in government, academia, private and nonprofit organizations from... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Open data for smaller cities, a Census tech to-do list, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we help small cities join the open data movement, tackle the Census Bureau's tech to-do list, ask about aid transparency under Trump, and more...
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Last week, I had the opportunity to showcase Sunlight’s latest research on community engagement around open data at the Hometown... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Chicago’s new data portal, a sale on congressional staff, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we explore Chicago's upgraded data portal, explain how donors get access to top congressional staff, talk Trump with WNYC, share some tools to help with the upcoming election in the UK, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Tracking open data to Birmingham, digging into Trump’s inauguration donations, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we track open data to Birmingham, Alabama, dig into Trump's inauguration donations, share our ideas for the Department of Justice's new FOIA portal, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Syracuse opens up, Steve Ballmer discovers government data, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we examine Syracuse's push towards openness, ask some questions about a former Microsoft CEO's newfound interest in government data, track another round of Trump trademarks, share an open contracting challenge, and more...
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Fundraising records, visitor logs fallout, and more…
Today in OpenGov, we examine the post-Trump explosion in political fundraising, continue to explain the importance of the White House visitor logs, find natural gas leaks with data, and more...
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Today in OpenGov, we dig into President Trump's decision to close White House visitor logs, march for tax transparency, ask about Brexit transparency, and more...
Continue readingSecrecy on White House visitor logs shows Trump administration allergic to transparency
With this decision, President Donald J. Trump has now established one of the worst records on open government in the first 100 days of an administration in American history.
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