Today I want to send some appreciation over to New Mexico’s FBIHOP. Written by Matt Reichbach, FBIHOP keeps track of... View Article
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Today I would like give a shout out to Louisiana’s Between the Lines. Between the Lines is written by Jeffrey... View Article
Continue readingMinneapolis on road to transparency
Tired of waiting for your city to become more transparent? Tony Webster, John Schrom and Ryan Johnson decided to take... View Article
Continue readingImproving Federal Grantmaking Transparency
Yesterday evening, the House passed version of S. 303, which would significantly increase federal grant transparency if enacted. The legislation... View Article
Continue reading24 Days Of Local Sunlight – Day 12, 13, 14 and 15
We have reached the middle of the month, which means there isn’t many days left in my 24 Days of... View Article
Continue reading72 Hours for Defense Appropriation Bill
Last week, Congress spent $1.1 trillion tax dollars by combining six pieces of appropriations (“spending”) legislation into one 1,000+ page... View Article
Continue readingMalamud on the Government Printing Office’s “Radical Ethic”
“Rogue librarian” Carl Malamud, scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill tomorrow about the mission of the National Archives, gave this... View Article
Continue readingExtent of Lobbyist Contributions Remains Unknown
The National Journal recently launched a new “lobbyist and advocacy” blog, which gathers together 60 experts from some of Washington’s... View Article
Continue readingState Agency: ‘We Lost Our Federal Subpoena’
Before coming to D.C., I wrote for a family-owned newspaper in New Mexico. There, I saw first-hand how closed government... View Article
Continue readingUp and Coming Transparency Legislation In Maryland
Maryland’s General Assembly legislative session will be starting up in January, and if you pay attention to anything next year... View Article
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