Police complaint data can fuel transparency — here are the local projects that are leading the way.
Continue readingFrom Anchorage to Little Rock, cities commit to opening up police data
Little Rock, Ark., and Anchorage, Alaska, recently announced their participation in the Police Data Initiative.
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With EveryCRSReport.com, taxpayer-funded research is now available to the public in an accessible way.
Continue readingDepartment of Veterans Affairs commits to restoring data and a new open government plan
After directly engaging with the agency, we're glad to share today that the VA will be taking steps to increase transparency after Sunlight pointed out the agency's flagging openness record.
Continue readingHow much gun violence occurs in your congressional district?
The Gun Violence Archive’s new "Congressional Reports" tool allows us to get the information we really need in order to thoughtfully analyze firearms in America.
Continue readingThe importance of being transparent: Clinton and Trump need to answer these opengov questions
The presidential debates present a clear opportunity to press the candidates for answers on important questions about transparency. Here are some of the questions we'd like to see the candidates answer.
Continue reading10 takeaways from the 2016 International Open Data Conference
A recap of the good, the bad and the rest at the 2016 International Open Data Conference.
Continue readingOpacity in oil states: Can open data bend the curve of corruption?
A Sunlight analysis of international open data surveys concludes that many of the world's top oil-producing nations release very little open data.
Continue readingHow Naperville took an inclusive, participatory approach to opening city data
Naperville, Ill., has taken a unique participatory approach to opening municipal data.
Continue readingThe Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new Open Government Plan
The absence of a new open government plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only an egregious flouting of President Barack Obama's 2009 Open Government Directive, but a failure in governance overall.
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