After an investigative report by The Washington Post revealed several super PACs acting in support of his campaign, Donald Trump acted swiftly, condemning the activities of the super PACs and ordering his attorneys to send cease and desist letters to several groups.
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On August 31, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) submitted a formal Petition for Rulemaking to the Local Finance Board (LFB) within the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA). (The petition and NJFOG’s cover letter can also be found on the DCA’s website.)
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Transparency. Greater trust. A policy development process that’s rooted in clear, public-facing evidence.
These are some of the goals that governments hope to achieve through the implementation of an open data program. These same goals — achieving greater community trust and developing better evidence-based policy — are often strongly desired by agencies which are part of the criminal justice system as well.
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Florida lawmakers are calling for more transparency at state colleges and universities funded with donations.
Florida law allows public schools to keep secret the way they spend private money, one reason the University of Central Florida and coach George O'Leary faced criticism for not releasing terms of his contract. They didn't have to because O'Leary was paid with private money.
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As Denver police get ready to introduce its body camera program next month, the department must do a better job of defining public access to the video.
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The South Carolina Attorney General’s office has confirmed that public notices must be published in a printed newspaper of general circulation and not on an Internet news site.
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The public will get its first look Thursday at a working version of https://beta.fec.gov, which tries to make it simpler to figure out who is funding elections and how politicians are spending donors’ money.
Among the many changes: The new version can be viewed on any size screen, allowing users to view campaign-finance data on their mobile phones and tablets. Continue…
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Follow the money. That's one of the key lessons in politics, right?
Follow the money, and you'll find answers. Follow the money, and you'll see who's influencing whom. Follow the money, and you'll be able to connect special interest donors to the legislators whose votes can benefit them.
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Nestled firmly in a bill passed last week by the Pennsylvania Senate is a long list of reporting requirements that, if passed by the House and signed by the governor, would force the University of Pittsburgh and the three other state-related universities to disclose data ranging from minutes of meetings to ratios of course credits awarded to various types of students.
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Nowhere in the United States is there an open source voting system. While Los Angeles and Travis County, Texas, are working on open source voting systems, San Francisco could emerge as a leader.
But only if there is the political will and the funding.
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