Local governments around the country are opening their checkbooks for public inspection, embracing open data in the process.
Continue readingThe year in local open data – 2014 edition
Here's a look back at the highlights from 2014 in state and municipal open data progress.
Continue readingComparing community-run public records portals
Governments aren't the only ones creating public records portals — community groups around the country, and the globe, are creating innovative ways for sharing public records requests and responses.
Continue readingHow to engage the next generation of decision-makers with opengov issues
For Computer Science Week, Sunlight has several tools that children can use to educate themselves on government.
Continue readingComparing the sharing of public records
A new tool for openness is emerging at the intersection of the reactive public records request-and-response process and proactive open data: the public records portal.
Continue readingAdding transparency to the processes behind open data
Montgomery County, Md., provides an example of how the prioritization process for open data can be open in itself.
Continue readingLessons from Philadelphia’s open data progress
Philadelphia, one of the first dozen cities in the country to have an open data policy, is seizing the opportunity to reflect on its progress and plan for the future.
Continue readingGetting serious about protecting access to public email
If we do not wish to see our rights to public records entirely erode, now is the time to get serious about protecting public access to official public email.
Continue readingAll five of the largest U.S. cities now have open data policies
All five of the largest U.S. cities now have open data policies. Here's how Houston's new policy stacks up against the others.
Continue readingOn Electronic Records Day, looking forward to a more digital, open future for public records
It's Electronic Records Day, and it's a good opportunity to examine how governments are faring when it comes to creating, managing, and sharing public records in electronic formats.
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