TRANSPARENCYCAMP 2016, HELLO CLEVELAND: Breaking out of the Beltway, this year’s TCamp, Sunlight’s annual unconference, will be in Cleveland... View Article
Continue readingA look at local education data policies
The Sunlight Foundation has covered different sides of education, surrounding lobbying, campaign contributions and ad spending. However, one can’t underestimate the importance of education itself: The quality of a school can determine the strength of a community, the future of an economy and the livelihoods of its many students. From a broader open government perspective, too, education is crucial.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: FOIA delays, denials and dismissals head to committee
FAILURES: ProPublica collected a series of frustrating experiences with public records requests from its reporters. [ProPublica] Almost every reporter on... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Analyzing the state of cities’ bulk data
[FIGURE: Comparing U.S cities’ population size and bulk data access] STATE OF THE STATES: Sunlight’s Richard Yarrow dug into the... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Google makes it easier than ever to register to vote
OK, GOOGLE: If you search Google for “how to register to vote,” U.S. users will now instantly receive guidelines, requirements... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Use FOIA demand to drive open data disclosure
BEST PRACTICE: Governments should connect the demand expressed in freedom of information requests to the proactive disclosure of open data. [READ... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Pokémon goes to Washington
POKING DC: The Pokémon Go augmented reality game has become wildly popular since it was introduced on July 5, leading... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: House continues inaction on dark money
STATUS QUO: This week, “the House of Representatives voted down an amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations... View Article
Continue readingSunlight is seeking candidates for executive director
Sunlight Foundation Earlier this year, Sunlight Foundation Co-Founder and Chairman Mike Klein wrote of the history of our organization and... View Article
Continue readingFederal court ruling extends FOIA’s reach to private messaging systems
Public business is public business, regardless of where a public service conducts it. That's the essential conclusion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which issued a decision this week reversing a lower court's ruling. The opinion held that a federal agency cannot shield records from search or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by storing them in a private email account controlled by the agency head.
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