Hillary Clinton's opaqueness around her government email does not reflect the new realities of politics in the digital age: In 2015, citizens expect transparency.
Continue readingASU foundation links utility funds to anti-solar push
The nonprofit fundraising arm of Arizona State University gave $100,000 to a shadowy political group that spent at least $2.4 million on TV ads bashing state candidates who sided with the solar industry during last year's election.
Continue readingDOJ report calls for transparency in Ferguson criminal justice system
Among the DOJ's Ferguson report are recommendations that the city both increase transparency and improve its data collection efforts.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Lessons learned from Mexico’s procurement process
Codeando México recently launched the Retos Públicos (Public Challenges) program, an experiment that aims to change the way Mexico’s federal government designs and procures software.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Office account says ‘I voted yes’ when member votes no and more
This week's roundup of deletions archived by Politwoops includes a declaration of a yes vote when the congressman voted nay and more.
Continue readingKnight News Challenge seeks new ideas to increase civic participation around elections
The Knight Foundation just launched its annual News Challenge, posing the question: "How might we better inform voters and increase civic participation before, during and after elections?" Submit your answer by March 19!
Continue readingHillary Clinton’s emails: What she can tell us right now
While there's little Hillary Clinton can to do to expedite the release of emails in the State Department’s possession, there's a number of questions she can answer now as a show of good faith.
Continue readingAfter Sunlight FOIA, comprehensive data indexes arrive on Data.gov
Sunlight has already identified indicators of varying levels of success in indexing government information, some datasets that appear to be wisely withheld and datasets that could be of significant public value if released.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Hiding campaign connections, playing coy about 2016 and more
This week's roundup of deletions archived by Politwoops includes a campaign-related image deleted from an official account, another possible 2016 contender removing a reference to them as a candidate and more.
Continue reading‘Wicked Problems, Workable Solutions’: New book from Public Agenda’s Daniel Yankelovich
Daniel Yankelovich, chairman and co-founder of Public Agenda, has a new book out that chronicles important issues in contemporary culture and offers an insightful road map to better understanding how to fix our "most wicked" problems.
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