From Tracy Warner, editorial page editor, The Journal Gazette:
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Open government and Florida’s Project Sunburst
From Sunlight Foundation:
Two weeks, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott held a press conference, announcing the launch of an ambitious project that will allow online access to much of his email correspondence and that of 11 members of his leadership team. Project Sunburst.
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Why Employees Are The Missing Link for Successful Open Government
From Gartner:
Open government initiatives are either aimed at providing greater transparency, usually as a reaction to an accusation or perception of excessive secrecy, or at engaging citizens in specific problem solution as well as service delivery. It is probably fair to say that the US federal initiatives are closer to the former, while UK initiatives are closer to the latter.
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Fostering civic innovation in California
From GovFresh.com:
Alissa Black joined the New America Foundation in April to lead the newly-formed California Civic Innovation Project, focused on “identifying best practices to improving service delivery, opening new channels for public voices, and bridging the state’s digital divides.”
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State governments begin focusing on website analytics
From GovLoop.com:
State governments are beginning to focus on website analytics, something we here at GovLoop are very familiar with. They are taking advantage of Google Analytics, a free tool which assesses hits and traffic, to determine how people are utilizing their websites. States like California are even publishing these statistics right on their homepages for people to view.
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Oakland City Council Votes for Open Data Policy
From Code For America:
On Monday April 30, 2012, Oakland City Council reviewed an open data policy initiative put forth by city councilmember of the 4th District and Oakland native, Libby Schaff.
The open data policy agenda report composed by policy analyst Bruce Stoffmacher, proposes to make raw data sets accessible to the public on a new city data portal.
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Iowa governor cites State Integrity Investigation at bill signing
From iWatchNews:
Iowa’s only F grade on the State Integrity Investigation was in the category of public access to information, partly due to a lack of strong enforcement measures.
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Missouri to comply with open records request for Edward Jones Dome upgrade
From KSDK.com:
Attorney General Chris Koster says he will give documents regarding proposals made on upgrading the Edward Jones Dome to requesting parties.
Koster says he sent a letter Monday notifying representatives of the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Bureau that the state will comply with the open records request.
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Private flights cost foundation $80K
From TheIndependent.com:
The University of Nebraska Foundation spent more than $80,000 last year on 21 flights aboard its private aircraft, opting to use the twin-turboprop Beechcraft King Air instead of taking often less expensive commercial flights, according to flight records obtained by The Associated Press.
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FOIA’ed Emails Point To ‘Cozy’ O’Malley-Perdue Lawyer Ties
From WBAL.com:
An environmental group says emails they obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show a close relationship between Maryland Gov. O'Malley and an attorney for Perdue Farms Inc.
The group, Washington-based Food & Water Watch, obtained 70 pages of emails between O'Malley and Herbert Frerichs Jr., general counsel for Perdue Business Services.
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