Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking about open data at the coIN Loft in Wilmington as part of Delaware Innovation Week.
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If you’re looking for a city government with a solid open data strategy, the nation’s third-largest city is a good model to look at for best practices. In a recent workshop, Chicago’s Department of Innovation and Technology encouraged business owners and other residents to explore and play around with the city’s open data portal.
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On his last day in office, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued a ruling that said public officials can use their private cell phones to conduct public business, such as sending text messages.
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In 2015, the Walker administration worked overtime to figure out new ways to undermine the state's traditions of open government.
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Hillary Clinton’s top aide was closely involved in vetting a politically sensitive document requested under public information laws, according to emails from the Department of State released on Thursday.
Public records officials at the State Department sought clearance from Clinton’s chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, in 2012 before releasing a memo related to the Bush administration’s enhanced interrogation program. Continue…
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While an effort to reform the nation's open records law failed to gain much traction in 2015 after a promising start, the Freedom of Information Act still quietly shaped much of the year's political landscape.
Reporters and transparency advocates used FOIA to unearth documents related to FBI surveillance, CIA spying on Congress and the State Department's handling of the 2012 Benghazi attack. Continue…
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Call it "The Case of the Missing Tweet." A politician sends out a controversial remark using Twitter. Then lo and behold, when public outcry begins, the tweet is suddenly nowhere to be found. It's been deleted.
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The nationwide focus on police shootings is gradually forcing state and local authorities to confront another public concern that lingered for years in the margins of news pages: police secrecy.
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Read More… from Tennessee not alone in sealing state police investigation records
Lawmakers will try to tackle two major problems with state open records laws in the session starting Jan. 6, including a bill, sparked by a Watchdog.org series, requiring state courts to abide by open records laws.
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Read More… from Open records, budget issues highlight next legislative session in Colorado
There is perhaps no better way to honor a lifelong public servant, especially a fiscally responsible public servant, than to do the math.
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Read More… from Editorial: Koch schooled NM, UNM on good, open government
