Earlier we wrote about how Maine was moving towards listening to calls for transparency. Now, we are happy that other... View Article
Continue readingTransparencyCamp ’11 Recap
Last weekend's TransparencyCamp brought together about 250 government workers, software developers, investigative journalists, bloggers, students and open government advocates of all stripes to share stories, build relationships, and plan together to take on the challenges of building more open government. This year, TransparencyCamp also went global, bringing in 22 amazing transparency advocates from around the world to teach, learn and share with us here in the states.
Continue readingSunlight weekly round-up: When voting leaves a paper trail
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 readingTools for Transparency: Broadcastr – What’s your OpenGov story?
Broadcastr “is a social media platform for location-based stories. It enables the recording, indexing, listening, and sharing of audio content.... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Maine grapples with transparency
The recent outpouring of revulsion over Maine’s state of transparency including criticism from governor LePage’s own and our call for... View Article
Continue readingBringing More Sunshine to Golden State
As Sunlight has covered before, California is one of the many states that is in dire need of transparency. A... 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 readingUtah Legislators’ Secrecy Grab: Transparency Law Under Attack
Today we introduce and welcome Jason Williams as our guest blogger. Jason is a Political activist and blogger on both... View Article
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