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Today in OpenGov: Retirement parties

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In today's edition, we explore the state of open data and journalism, some high profile retirements are announced in the House, the CDC director steps down, we help Madison, Wisconsin understand its open data users, Ghana inches closer to passing a Right to Information law, and more. 

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Today in OpenGov: Opening the Cabinet Files

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In today's edition, we reflect on the state of the State of the Union speech in 2018, the FEC has a draft online ad disclosure rule, California takes a step towards passing its own net neutrality law, how a trove of secret government documents ended up in an Australian second-hand shop, and more. 

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Today in OpenGov: Hedge your bets

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In today's edition, President Trump reportedly tried to fire Robert Mueller last year, hedge funds have Washington wired, John Wonderlich weighs on the transparency and open government leadership by cities across the country, and more. 

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Today in OpenGov: Where FOIA doesn’t go

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In today's edition, the Wisconsin Senate disapproves of the State's ethics and elections leaders, MuckRock explains why it's not worth trying to FOIA the White House and where your efforts would be better directed, tech giants make 2017 a big year for lobbying, bad news for a Russian opposition leader, and more. 

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Today in OpenGov: Under pressure

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In today's edition, the federal government reopens, Facebook starts to face the facts, Ryan Zinke fails to disclose, varied interests boost their lobbying investment, we launch our crowdlaw guide, and more. 

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Today in OpenGov: Closed government

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As of Monday morning, the U.S. federal government is officially shut down. The Senate has a vote scheduled for 12 PM EST, but it is still unclear if there is a deal in place to fund the government.  Despite the closed government in Washington, it was a busy weekend for open government news. Read on for all the latest, including an attempt to undermine Congress' independent ethics office, a look at how President Trump handles his political money, renewed anti-corruption protests in Romania, and more.

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