After footage of a tense city council meeting in West Branch, Iowa was posted on YouTube, City Administrator Matt Mucker... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “Initiatives for ‘open government’ either improve access or hinder it.”
While summarizing the changes Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst hopes to implement with the Senate Select Committee on Open Government, Curt Olsen reminds,... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Thanks to Citizens United, Americans “don’t think the government works for them anymore”
In our continued effort to highlight the anniversary of January 2010’s Citizens United decision, this month’s weekly roundups will take... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Bernie Sanders calls Citizens United “a complete undermining of democracy”
In our continued effort to highlight the anniversary of January 2010’s Citizens United decision, all of this month’s weekly roundups... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “…money is not free speech…”
To highlight the anniversary of January 2010’s Citizens United decision, all of this month’s weekly roundups will take a look... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: lack of advanced notice of meeting “an insult to taxpayers”
Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska, a free-market advocacy group, has filed a complaint with the state attorney general against the Lincoln-Lancaster County... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Indiana narrows public’s ability to review government emails
Indiana’s new public access counselor has limited the public’s ability to request and review the email exchanges of government officials.... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Open meeting law violations and broken campaign promises regarding transparency
According to Galloway Township News, New Jersey’s Galloway Township has failed to release an agenda for the townships meeting their... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “anytime you have an entity that receives state dollars, there should be transparency”
Following the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal, lawmakers want to strip state-related institutions’ exemption from Pennsylvania’s right-to-know law. State... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “…transparency and accountability is still about actions, not words…”
Last week, due to Veterans Day we were unable to publish the weekly roundup. Here is what you missed in... View Article
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