Providence partnered with Brown University students and teachers to improve public policy, a fantastic model for how local policymakers can work with the academic community in their cities.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: The new frontier in Government transparency
OpportunitySpace is spotlighting transparency in public land use by aggregating and publishing actionable information about public property inventories, sale mechanisms, development plans and incentives.
Continue readingStates Lead on E-Filing, Will the Senate Catch Up?
It seems our Senators have a thing or two learn from their home states when it comes to campaign finance reporting: 31 states currently require mandatory electronic reporting ("e-filing") of their elected representative's campaign finance records -- a leap above our Senate, which has failed to pass no-brainer e-filing legislation for over a decade. Sunlight conducted a review of the current state of similar filings in the states (see chart below), and the results are pretty surprising -- in a great way. State governments across the country -- 92% of them, in fact -- require at least optional, if not mandatory electronic filing for both houses of their bicameral legislatures.
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Rhode Island gets public records revamp
In Rhode Island, a public records law might get a much-needed revamp if a bill heard by the House Judiciary... View Article
Continue readingCitizens United: Rhode Island’s response
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case has rendered 24 states' election laws unconstitutional. The 5-4 ruling in favor of Citizens United reversed a provision of the McCain-Feingold act that prohibited any electioneering communication—defined as advertising via broadcast, cable or satellite that is paid for by corporations or labor unions. Many states have acted fast to counter corporations’ ability to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections by passing laws that force disclosure of all independent expenditures in near real time. The Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group has decided to report what each of ...
Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight – Days 8, 9, 10 and 11
Whew! It has been a busy week but don’t worry Local Sunlight fans I haven’t forgot who I am thankful... View Article
Continue readingThe States Open Up Their Books
Since Congress passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, (also known as the Coburn-Obama bill) which mandated... View Article
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Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
Continue readingLocal Sunlight
Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
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