A GAO report on the subpar spending data available at USASpending.gov confirms the findings of Sunlight's Clearspending project — and highlights the need for spending data standards.
Continue readingThe case of the missing executive orders: (A lack of) transparency in Georgia’s government
Last week, we discussed the accessibility of gubernatorial executive orders in every state. There’s still a ways to go, but almost all states put their executive orders online for the public to view. All except for one: Georgia.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/6/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including a look at the U.S. government's Terrorist Screening Database and Terrorist Information Datamart Environment, the continuing consequences of the E.U.'s "right to be forgotten" ruling on the Wikimedia Foundation, and a new Republican committee that seeks to make use of SCOTUS' McCutcheon ruling at the state level.
Continue readingSee who’s financing Illinois elections — thanks to local open data group
Until now, Illinois residents who wanted to follow the money would have to input the names of all candidates, download separate datasets and merge them into a single file. Suffer no longer — Election Money has come to your rescue.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: Anti-establishment groups’ final push
As primary season begins to wind down, outside conservative groups are still pouring money into TV ads and mailers, trying to score a few upsets against longtime incumbents.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/5/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including an Executive Branch delay on a much-anticipated report on "enhanced interrogation techniques," alleged Israeli surveillance on John Kerry's communications, and the Kochs planting money among Oregon forests.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/4/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including another PAC to end all PACs, targeting of journalists and dissidents in Bahrain and the UAE, and a redistricting ruling for Florida's highly gerrymandered Fifth and Tenth Congressional Districts.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: ‘infected poors,’ Sharknado 2 and a punk playlist
We start off this week's review of notable deletions archived by Politwoops with a peculiar series of messaging choices by the campaign of Kathy Weppner, a Republican candidate in New York's 26th district.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 8/1/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis, including the CIA surveilling not dangerous targets, but the Senate; Edward Snowden's expiring asylum in Russia; and Wisconsin's dangerous precedent for state-level campaign finance disclosure.
Continue readingWill Big Taxi’s massive political spending advantage leave ride-sharing groups stranded?
The taxi cab industry has donated at least $3,500 to the political war-chests of state legislators for every $1 that Uber, Lyft and Sidecar gave.
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