In today's edition, we prepare to celebrate Sunshine Week, President Trump doesn't want to stop blocking people on Twitter, we join the Police Foundation to assess use of force data, the need for online ad transparency is clear, but rules might not be in place for the Midterm elections, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Corrupting influences
In today's edition, ProPublica unveils their database of Trump administration political appointees, FOIA is under assault, the next Tactical Data Engagement pilot cities are revealed, Spain tries to tackle its corruption issues, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Violations
In today's edition, Kellyanne Conway is cited for Hatch Act violations, MuckRock celebrates FOIA March Madness, Maryland pushes for presidential tax return transparency, and much more.
Continue readingThe Sunlight Foundation announces new board members
Today, Sunlight is proud to announce the addition of Zoë Reiter and Katherine Maher to our board of directors. “We... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Charitable
In today's edition, nondisclosure agreements in Congress, one of President Trump's top fundraisers embraces the lobbying life, the NYPD tries to keep secrets, open data in Nepal, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Vetoed
In today's edition, Washington's governor vetoes an opaque bill, President Trump ramps up his 2020 fundraising, how agencies can prioritize securing citizen information, how open government can empower youth, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Open data effects
In today's edition, we weigh in on how well open data efforts are working, campaign finance tweaks sneak into budget proposals, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin doesn't want a video of him getting heckled to get out, the European Commission gets proactive about travel expense transparency, and more.
Continue readingIn website reshuffle, federal committee makes reports on collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data inaccessible
Links from the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology website that previously directed to SOGI statistical methods reports now direct to... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The evolving state of data in the states
In today's edition, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asks for documents on reported reprisals at HUD, the need for objective leadership at the Census Bureau, how data helps us understand the natural world, the evolving nature of state data work, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Emolumental Secrecy
In today's edition, we highlight our webinar today with OpenNorth, along with more exciting events this week, note that a mere ten donors are contributing an outsized portion of super PAC spending, Florida races to catalogue its data, the Trump Organization says it donated the President’s emoluments to the Treasury, and more.
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