Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed an executive order today intended to simplify the process for citizens looking to access government... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “…budget issues and open government go hand in hand”
Despite the state’s spotty history with transparency, The Sunshine Review has just increased the Kansas state website’s grade from a... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: Public frustrations regarding lack of transparency
The Jordan-Elbridge County school district held a training session for the public on the county’s open meetings law. State Supreme... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: “Transparency with conditions is not transparency”
The Austin Independent School District agreed to release a report that deals with the closing, repurposing, and consolidation of nine... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Roundup: New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo launches new website to increase transparency and emphasize citizen engagement
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has made good on his campaign promise to increase his own transparency by launching a... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: New State Open Government Guide
An awakening call to self educate ourselves on open records and open public meetings came when in June this year,... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Citizens demand more open government
The tide has turned for the transparency movement. A unified voice in demand for more openness from the government has... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Florida accidentally deletes public records
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 readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Connecticut reveals state expenditures in new website
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group released a score card that gave Connecticut an F in spending transparency. The score... View Article
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