More than two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns presaged the 2008 financial meltdown, the United States Senate is... View Article
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In honor of Tax Day Ohio’s Jason Hart took a look at salary information for Franklin County’s administrators, specifically looking... View Article
Continue readingSecret Proclamations?
Apparently, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour issued a secret proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month. The proclamation was issued on... View Article
Continue readingMore on mining investigation transparency
Ken Ward, Jr. points to a statement by Sen. Jay Rockefeller calling for Senate hearings on the Upper Big Branch... View Article
Continue readingWhat Open Government plans could learn from retail management
After working several depressing retail jobs in my teenage years, I used to think that it was a kind of... View Article
Continue readingA Study in Transparency: The Open Government Directive, the Department of Labor, and the Open Data Principles
Cabinet agencies (and others) released their Open Government Plans last week with much fanfare, mixed reviews, and many promises for... View Article
Continue readingOn Thursday, Make Tax Day A Little More Fun
This Thursday, April 15th is Sunlight’s tax day fundraiser for the Public=Online Campaign. Thanks to everyone who supports open government... View Article
Continue readingWhy not mining investigation transparency?
Ken Ward, Jr. at The Charleston Gazette asks an important question: Why not make investigations into mining disasters open to... View Article
Continue readingWhat you can do with TransparencyData.com Part II: Crist v. Rubio Edition
In the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections there is no race drawing more attention than the Republican primary between... View Article
Continue readingFrontline: Obama’s Deal (April 13, 9PM)
PBS’ Frontline is running an investigation into the various negotiations and deals that led to the formation of the health... View Article
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