From The News Tribune: I guess I could understand one or two candidates failing to complete the questionnaire that seeks their views on open government issues facing the state.
The Washington Coalition for Open Government’s questionnaire is one of many that candidates receiving during campaign season.
But of the 15 Tacoma candidates the coalition sent invitations to, just two replied.
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Read More… from Tacoma candidates less than open with Washington Coalition for Open Government
From Patch:
A team of Pierce County employees who redesigned part of the county’s website to make it much easier for citizens to access public records were honored Wednesday by the Washington Coalition for Open Government.
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Read More… from Pierce County employees receive open government award
From Woodbury Bulletin:
The South Washington County School Board violated state law in its handling of Superintendent Mark Porter’s final performance evaluation, according to a state opinion.
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Read More… from State: District 833 School Board violated Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law
The Justice Department says it supports a multi-agency effort to create an online portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.
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From Open NDAA
Imagine that someone is put in charge of your personal budget, and authorizes all of your spending money for food, clothes, rent and fun. Now, imagine that person decides your budget in secret, without taking any input from you. Sounds like a terrible idea, right?
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From NextGov
The Obama administration takes petitions posted to its We the People website seriously and during weekly meetings discusses responses to those that cross the 25,000-signature threshold, officials said in a response and video posted Thursday.
The White House launched We the People in September, touting it as a one-stop shop for citizens to petition the federal government and as part of the Obama administration's larger commitment to open government.
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Read More… from White House to petitioners: We ARE listening
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier. Be sure to check out Sunshine Week 2012 News while you're at it.
Hacking as a Civic Duty
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