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Continue readingHow Scottsdale plans to use complementary policies to open up city data
We often speak of an “open data policy,” but there may be multiple policies working together to create a sturdier framework. Scottsdale, Ariz., is taking advantage of this model to ensure its data is truly open.
Continue readingSunlight at the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium: How humanizing data will improve our communities
If cities are going to change the way they use data to govern, they need to engage with citizens to develop impact, sustainable solutions. Our recap of the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium.
Continue readingFacebook prompts U.S. users to register to vote — transparency should follow
When millions of people opened Facebook this morning, they found one of the most important prompts it has ever sent to its users: a link to register to vote or share that you have already done so.
Continue readingWhat’s next for Sunlight Labs
Sunlight Labs played a formative role in building that community, and that community will continue to build new solutions long after Labs is gone.
Continue readingHelp us make our Open States API even better
We’re hoping you’ll give us just 10 minutes of your time to explain why the Open States API matters to you.
Continue readingHelp make the next USASpending.gov better
What we're asking of Sunlight's community today is simple: Please go look at the designs and prototypes for the next USASpending.gov posted here and provide feedback.
Continue readingNew White House initiative utilizes data to improve policing nationwide
Last month, the White House announced the Data-Driven Justice Initiative (DDJ), a new effort to curb the financial and societal costs of mass incarceration through evidence-based solutions.
Continue readingHindered by politics, U.S. ranks 5th in WEF global technology index
Although the U.S. has been a frontrunner in high technology development, WEF ranks the U.S. fifth behind Singapore, Finland, Sweden and Norway in a global index of countries.
Continue readingNew bill seeks independent TV cameras in Congress
A new bill by Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., would ensure cameras in Congress were independently controlled.
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