Jason Williams is back as our special guest blogger to provide an update on Utah’s controversial bill — HB477 and... View Article
Continue readingEmpowering Citizens to become better Watchdogs
Our trip to Utah last month to deliver your letters to the National Governors Association (NGA) — asking our governors... View Article
Continue readingThe Open Letter Campaign, or Sunlight in Utah
Last week, a few Sunlighters and I journeyed to Salt Lake City, Utah to do something — er, many things... View Article
Continue readingTaking Open Government to its source: The National Governors Association
Several months ago, we noticed a trend in states rolling back transparency legislation. Disturbed, we put up a campaign to... 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 readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Utah Transparency Report Card
The quest for "Sunshine" is not a one time venture. Indeed the summary of the blog posts below shows that the journey may begin with citizens questioning the activities of public officials as is the case with Hawaii's Ryan Kawailani Ozawa who probes the state's selective publication of government employee salaries. But it certainly does not end at initiating ways to boost transparency even with innovative tools such as websites. Instead, we see that constant evaluation and assessment of these tools provide room for improvement and help us determine what worked and what didn't just as Utah's transparency report demonstrates.
Continue readingReading the Bill: In Action
The health care debate is raging on, and a big part of it includes having versions of the bill available... View Article
Continue readingLunchtime Link Round-Up
Some open government/transparency posts from around the web: The Food and Drug Administration, in conjunction with their Transparency Task Force,... 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
Continue readingState Ethics Reforms
Several states are starting to get pressured to strengthen ethics laws after several incidents of corruption. Major ethics changes are... View Article
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