In honor of Sunlight Week I’ve posted an explanation on what I do and why I do it below. A... View Article
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(Note: this post has been updated since it was first published—see below) It’s Sunshine Week again, and in that spirit... View Article
Continue readingMaking Public Information Available Online: Rep. Israel Introduces the Public Online Information Act
Today, Representative Steve Israel introduced the Public Online Information Act, which if enacted would free a vast treasure trove of... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Is Trending
This week is Sunshine Week, a lot of people are very excited and are taking the time to write about... View Article
Continue readingC-SPAN Posts Full Archives
Serious geek-out moment. C-SPAN has posted their full archives online in embeddable format. I could waste a few days watching... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill Becoming the Norm
Check out this line from Jay Newton-Small’s Swampland blog post on the way forward for health care reform in the... View Article
Continue readingEarmark Transparency Makes More Sense Than a Ban
The recent policies imposed by the House Appropriations Committee and the House Republican Caucus to ban for-profit earmarks and all... View Article
Continue readingBudget and Deficit Transparency
Earlier this week, the Senate passed an amendment to the unemployment extenders bill that would require the Secretary of the... View Article
Continue readingThe future of libraries
This article in the New Republic by Lisbet Rausing takes a look at the future of libraries and knowledge and... View Article
Continue readingThe Transparency Campaign: Who We Are
A few weeks back, we asked members of our community to tell us a little about themselves: What are people... View Article
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