Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including a showdown between House Oversight and the White House, more Afghan election turmoil, and new open law and legislation efforts at the municipal level.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/16/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including an FCC website crash following numerous public comments on net neutrality, Germany re-embracing the typewriter as a means of private communication, and plenty of state and local news.
Continue readingPolicy Deep Dive: Local open data policy in Canada
Even though Canada has taken the most positive steps among the G7, there is still room for improvement for their municipal policies regarding what data should be public, how to make data public and how to implement policy.
Continue readingFiorina’s new super PAC raises $1.1 million
Carly Fiorina's new super PAC reported raising reported raising just over one million dollars in it's first filing. That's just one of the nuggets we found in the quarterly filings due at the Federal Election Commission today.
Continue readingReminder: Your senators (probably) still file campaign reports on paper
The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act is a simple measure that would require that Senate candidates file their mandatory campaign disclosure reports online with the FEC.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/15/14
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including an editorial from former OIRA chief Cass Sunstein on the FOIA reform bill, more high-profile detentions in China's crackdown on corruption, and plenty of state and local news.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/14/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's stamp of approval on the controversial CISA, the British Parliament's struggle to impose a lobbying code of conduct, and plenty of state and local news.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: a mystery horse, debating ‘a racist and a fool’ and more
It's time for a rare multi-week roundup to highlight some recent deletions from U.S. politician archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 7/11/14
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events, and analysis including a new Director of the Office of Management and Budget, allegations of money laundering at China's central bank, and declining numbers of reporters at statehouses around the country.
Continue readingGoing to OKFest? Help us connect and share knowledge across the opengov community
Coming to OKFest in Berlin next week? Help us figure out how to better connect the open government community.
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