From CaryCitizen:
Cary, NC – Sunshine Week (March 10-16, 2013) is a national initiative with the goal to both celebrate and focus on government transparency, open government and improving your access to government information.
The term “sunshine” comes from a quote from Justice Louis Brandeis (of Brandeis University fame) who, in 1913 wrote, "…sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants."
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Editorial from Lebanon Express:
This week is Sunshine Week, where journalists everywhere discuss the importance of open government and access to information.
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Read More… from Short takes: Sunshine week; Stevenson needs more officers
“Former Senator Joins Firm as Strategic Adviser.” Such headlines appear in business sections and political rags with banal regularity as members of Congress, agency heads and high-ranking congressional staff decide to trade their government contacts for cash.
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Read More… from Spread accountability: stop stealth lobbying
Americans rely on their local TV stations for news. But at some of those stations, an examination by the Sunlight Foundation of newly accessible public records reveals, the management has been helping to cover the tracks of stealth committees that last year financed hundreds of millions of dollars in negative campaign ads.
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Read More… from Don’t let broadcasters continue to ignore political ad disclosure
From The Press-Sentinel:
The sun was shining brightly Sunday to usher in Sunshine Week in Georgia.
As citizens become more involved in local government, show up at public meetings, comment during the allotted times, circulate petitions, protest actions they believe usurp their rights, file open-records requests and hold elected officials accountable, the more the sun will shine on local government.
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Read More… from Simply complying with the law is not transparency
From Michigan Radio:
It’s Sunshine Week, an annual push for open government and the public’s right to know stuff.
Democrats in the state House tied the introduction of a package of bills to Sunshine Week. The bills include a number of changes to Michigan’s laws and constitution regarding ethics, campaign finance, and elections.
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From FlaglerLive.com:
How well does your state legislature give its citizens access to its information? This Sunshine Week, as we reflect on the public’s right to know and the importance of open government, this should be a central question.
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Read More… from Improving Florida legislatures’ transparency
From Santa Fe Reporter:
Two days before the start of national Sunshine Week, Democrats and Republicans in the New Mexico Legislature teamed up to send an important message. It would have been the perfect time to issue a proclamation recognizing “the importance of open government and freedom of information,” Sunshine Week’s key values.
Instead, they did the opposite.
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