The Jordan-Elbridge County school district held a training session for the public on the county’s open meetings law. State Supreme... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo launches new website to increase transparency and emphasize citizen engagement
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has made good on his campaign promise to increase his own transparency by launching a... View Article
Continue readingCitizens United: New York, California and Washington
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case has rendered 24 states' election laws unconstitutional. The 5-4 ruling in favor of Citizens United reversed a provision of the McCain-Feingold act that prohibited any electioneering communication—defined as advertising via broadcast, cable or satellite that is paid for by corporations or labor unions. Many states have acted fast to counter corporations’ ability to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections by passing laws that force disclosure of all independent expenditures in near real time. The Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group has decided to report what each of ...
Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight – Day 12, 13, 14 and 15
We have reached the middle of the month, which means there isn’t many days left in my 24 Days of... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. This week I have... View Article
Continue readingNew York Senate’s Big Google Adventure
The New York Senate’s strides toward greater transparency hasn’t stalled since we last visited them. A huge step forward was... View Article
Continue readingLocal Link Thursday
Here some great links from around the Web. Center for Digital Government released the results from its Digital Counties Survey. ... View Article
Continue readingWhat’s the Matter With New York?
Yesterday, two Democratic New York State Senators jumped ship to caucus with the Republicans, potentially shifting the majority from the... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight: April 24, 2009
Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
This week I have highlights from California, Hawaii, Delaware, Idaho, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico.
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