Now here is an interesting argument about the legitimacy of the term “open government”. In her “Why “Open government” is... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Is A Two-Way Street
We welcome today’s guest blogger Matt Rosenberg. Matt is the founder of the non profit Public Eye Northwest and the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Oregon may reduce exemptions on public records
When it comes to public records, different states have different exemptions. What is exempted in one state, may not necessarily... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: States to be measured for susceptibility to corruption
When it comes to money in politics, Sunlight’s Poligraft helps you see the relationships between organizations and the people in... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Illinois restricts right to know
For some states, Sunshine Week brings a wave of success for being transparent in state spending. While for others like... View Article
Continue readingSunshine Week Round up: A look at state-based events
Next week, the nation will be celebrating the 7th annual Sunshine Week. Started by the American Society of Newspaper Editors... View Article
Continue readingTestifying Before House Committee on Clearspending
This morning I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Technology and Information Policy about... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Double standards in transparency
When lawmakers introduce legislation that is supposed to increase transparency, naturally we expect that they will lead in the everything... View Article
Continue readingMajor movement for more online transparency of Oregon’s spending
We welcome Jon Bartholomew as our guest blogger today. I first came across Jon’s work when I featured his blog... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Unfunded mandates and open government
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) was set up to respond to... View Article
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