The Preserving Data in Government Act speaks to a matter of of heightened public interest in the spring 2017, as open government data has been removed from the Internet during the Trump administration. We hope Congress passes it.
Continue readingState watchdogs face challenges monitoring threats to open records laws
State and local government watchdogs around the United States face major challenges keeping up proposed changes to public records laws in state legislatures.
Continue readingSecrecy on White House visitor logs shows Trump administration allergic to transparency
With this decision, President Donald J. Trump has now established one of the worst records on open government in the first 100 days of an administration in American history.
Continue readingWhat happened to the Presidential @Transition2017 social media accounts?
Given the ongoing issues with open government in the first 100 days Trump administration, what happened with transparency and accountability... View Article
Continue readingHow American cities can help close the national trust deficit
cities are at the center of ongoing, important national discussion about how data can serve the American people, wherever their mayors sit on the political spectrum.
Continue readingPresident Trump should embrace transparency and disclose his tax returns
In May 2016, Sunlight said that Congress should mandate disclosure of the tax returns of presidential candidates. As we detailed,... View Article
Continue readingAn Iowan Path To Open Data In Des Moines
We’re proud to have helped Des Moines develop and implement an approach to open data that addresses the distinct challenges faced by city officials and the community they serve.
Continue readingRiverside connects communities to sustainable open data
Whether through apps, passing open data policies, or new channels for collaboration on systemic issues like homelessness, Riverside is taking meaningful steps to connect its people to their own data.
Continue readingIf the White House does not publish visitor logs, Congress should mandate disclosure
While we continue to hope that this White House would adopt a democratic norm that had been established over the past decade, we strongly support Congress institutionalizing this transparency reform and hope that the Republican leadership will choose to sponsor the bills.
Continue readingHow opening data and policy to the public online can make both better
By leveraging a collaborative approach online to draft its open data policy, the City of Buffalo is off to a good start in engaging its community.
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