California's transparency movement is looking strong! Its legislature is considering several open data bills that would increase the amount of information accessible to the public.
Continue readingOpening criminal justice data: What we learned from Louisiana
While Louisiana fails at reporting criminal justice data on the state level, it succeeds at doing so on the municipal level, making it an extraordinary case study of the complexities of state criminal justice data.
Continue readingDetroit embraces transparency with new open data portal
Detroit’s new open data policy and portal show that things are definitely looking up for the Motor City: The government now promises to help its communities through providing open and accessible city data.
Continue readingOpening the municipal checkbooks
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.
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