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Continue readingSending the wrong message to investors: Donald Trump and the rule of law
"Trump signals that his interests take precedence over the public’s right to know or the interests of other investors, who will not have the same access he and his family have to make good market decisions." – Professor Susan Ariel Aaronson
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Telling open data stories about military history with data.mil
Earlier this month, the Department of Defense launched a new open government data platform, data.mil. Above, you can see a... View Article
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How Kansas City, Kan., is fighting urban blight with open data
Kansas City, Kan., is using open data to involve the community and make informed decisions in it's battle against urban blight.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Do political finance regulations counter corruption?
Measuring high-level corruption and government favoritism has been the object of extensive scholarly and policy interest with relatively little progress in the last decade. See what these authors found in their most recent study.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Cape Coral’s small budget approach to open government
Through our partnership with What Works Cities, Cape Coral has been able to make significant progress on our strategic objective to achieve more transparency and provide access to open data to our community.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why every government employee needs a sabbatical
Government employees should take mini-retirements, enabling them to grow personally and professionally before returning to the public sector.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Nashville’s police data reveals racial burden
The Nashville police department is using data to direct their police presence, but without nuance, their policing could actually be hurting communities in need of the most help.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Open data and rape reports, new political ad site, White House OMB releases open gov plan
AD ON: Libby Watson wrote about the new and improved Political TV Ad Archive website, which enables public citizens to... View Article
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Campus Vote Project courting college campuses
Find out how the Campus Vote Project mobilizes, educates and excites students for civic engagement across the country.
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