After a statistician found potential anomalies in electoral voting records, Kansas officials are trying to block a lawsuit seeking the release of voting machine paper tapes.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: More openness, less secrecy
America will not thrive in a secrecy culture. We have a choice: Will we continue down secrecy’s path of silence and darkness — or will we let the sunlight shine in?
Continue readingThe right to see
Video has become our trusted third party to police-civilian disputes. To improve police accountability policies, we need to make sure we hold on to our right to see the video of these events.
Continue readingDisclosure Today is shining a fresh light on Trinidad and Tobago’s politics
Disclosure Today (DT!), a ”social governance” project developed by a Trinidad and Tobago-based nonprofit intends to tackle some of these issues by providing citizens with information on public decisions, legal advice and a safe channel to blow the whistle.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Top 5 federal opengov efforts
Here are five areas where the federal government is making major strides in the realm of transparency.
Continue readingHastert case points to a much bigger source of scandal
The biggest scandal involving former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has little to do with the one he faced in a U.S. courthouse in Chicago this week.
Continue reading9 takeaways from our surveillance transparency panel, ‘Who Watches the Watchers’
The Advisory Committee on Transparency recently hosted an engaging discussion on surveillance transparency on Capitol Hill. Here are nine things we learned from it, from the disturbing to the fascinating.
Continue readingMuch of Northrop Grumman’s Washington influence flies under the radar
Northrup Grumman spends millions on lobbying and campaign contributions — but those only tell part of the story.
Continue readingDo U.K. campaign laws miss the mark on transparency?
Recent legislation in the U.K. promises increased transparency in elections, but will it really shine a light on the money of special interests?
Continue readingOver 100 groups sign lobbying transparency letter to EU Commission
Over one hundred NGOs from around the world, including the Sunlight Foundation, sent a joint letter to the EU Commission to urge stronger action to create a high-quality and legally-binding EU lobbying transparency register.
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