Whether it is a top-down issue or the other way round, we can not help but notice a disconnect between... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Tennessee keeps ethics violations secret
A new trend by those in power to keep public information secret from those who are not, is slowly spreading.... View Article
Continue readingOhio’s latest law could keep controversial public records in the dark
Earlier this month, Ohio Governor John Kasich, signed into law a bill that will greatly reduce the penalties for unlawful... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Louisiana governor to become subject to public records law
As mentioned earlier, the open government movement made major strides today — when together with the Participatory Politics Foundation, we... View Article
Continue readingProvide public access into your meetings with automated meeting minute creation
We welcome Daniel O’Leary as our guest blogger today. Daniel is the Vice President of Global Solutions for LincWare,... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Oregon may reduce exemptions on public records
When it comes to public records, different states have different exemptions. What is exempted in one state, may not necessarily... 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
Continue readingState Agency: ‘We Lost Our Federal Subpoena’
Before coming to D.C., I wrote for a family-owned newspaper in New Mexico. There, I saw first-hand how closed government... View Article
Continue readingThe House and Senate’s Public — But Not Online — Documents
Over the last month, Sunlight has examined the document collections of the Office of the House Clerk and Office of... View Article
Continue readingSunlight in the Garden State
Here's a politician -- New Jersey Assemblyman Jim Whelan - who appears to understand the value of transparency. He recently introduced a bill in the New Jersey state legislature that would require the online disclosure of public records local New Jersey towns, school districts and state agencies.
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