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Improved website good start toward more open government

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From McCook Gazette:

Announcements by perennial candidates like Don Stenberg are always suspect, but the state treasurer’s release touting Nebraska’s top 10 ranking for providing online access to government spending data could be a game changer, provided taxpayer advocates and proponents of responsible government use it correctly.

The NebraskaSpending.gov website, maintained by Stenberg’s office, received a B+ rating in 2013, up from a D in 2010, a C in 2011 and a B in 2012.

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Sunshine Week reminds public officials of their obligation to openness

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Editorial from Star-Telegram:

The Texas Open Meetings Act is designed to let members of the public see what their elected officials are up to. But sometimes, you watch them in action and still wonder what they’re up to.

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Started in Florida in 2002, Sunshine Week spotlights the public’s right to know.

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Sunshine Week highlights need for openness

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Opinion from Herald Zeitung:

Every year, the American public’s right to know is marked with Sunshine Week. This year’s observance begins Sunday and runs through March 16.

Newspapers, which campaign incessantly for open government and freedom of information, will take the opportunity next week to remind readers and public officials of the laws that demand transparency in government.

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Texas open records law updates urged

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From MySanAntonio.com:

AUSTIN (Nov 26, 2012) — The state's 40-year-old law designed to keep government in the open needs a few tweaks to catch up with modern technology, open government advocates told a Texas Senate committee Monday.

The law should clarify, for example, that emails and text messages that public officials send from private accounts must be open for public review if the content is in any way related to public business.

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