The new year kicked off with some major changes in some states. For some, the initial steps of introducing new... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Arizona Transparency takes a Christmas break!
A recent report on how states are doing in their subsidy programs has been blog-fodder nationwide. But some of the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Weekly Round-up: Commissioners Reject Code of Ethics Proposal
Since we started this aggregation of blog posts, different bloggers have expressed interest in sharing their thoughts on issues revolving around transparency and accountability in government. We continue to support this interest. I am particularly excited about furthering the transparency blogging platform and this is why I am inviting other transparency bloggers to join Transparency bloggers - our Sunlight Foundation Google group. For now, we understand that openness is an issue for both sides - as Amy Laff illustrates. But tracking transparency can be a challenge especially in cases such as North Carolina's government officials who rejected a proposal for a revised Code of Ethics.
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 readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Judgeship Applications to be disclosed
Carol Geiger, Steve Hall and Kathy Posner all have one thing in common. To see their government held accountable and ... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: One-year Lobbying Ban Established
The trend in this collection of blog posts reveals that a number of citizen activists are making progress in their... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Post election Picks
While many reflect on yesterday’s election results, activist bloggers keep on tracking the direction of government affairs in their respective... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: New Ethics Website
As the nation draws closer to mid-term elections, citizens are continuing to keep a watchful eye on government transparency. Some... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Open Access week begins
In this week’s round-up, we highlight some of the activities of the Open Access Week while we look at the... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Exposed overpaid government employees and more…
This week’s round-up highlights some major issues affecting state transparency from the East Coast to the Pacific. Here is a... View Article
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