#openGov

7 hours ago

Bringing reporting based upon public records obtained under FOI behind a paywall is good for public interest, public access, public knowledge, & for business, argues Seth Stern, FPD: more news media should make journalism based on public records open to all.
#SunshineFest #OpenGov #OpenData #FOIA

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7 hours ago

“Public records access is access for all”— Amalie Nash @knightfoundation.org

#FOIA #sunshinefest #sunshineweek #opengov

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7 hours ago

“It’s freedom of information for everyone, not some” – David Cuillier @brechnerfoi.bsky.social

#SunshineFest #FOIA #OpenGov #sushineweek

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Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater @ video.ibm.com: . Business

8 hours ago

I’m at the #SunshineFest in Washington, DC today to start #SunshineWeek, celebrating freedom of information on James Madison’s birthday. Livestream of opening plenary: video.ibm.com/channel/BvDQ...
Agenda: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/
#OpenGov #FOIA

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Indiana Coalition for Open Government

@indianacog.org

1 day ago

Sunshine Week Summit: Whose Information Is It Anyway? · Luma Please join the D.C. Open Government Coalition (https://www.dcogc.org/) for Whose Information Is It Anyway? Free and Open to the. public. The event runs from…

What a fun event for Sunshine Week: D.C. Open Government Coalition Sunshine Week Summit, Whose Information Is It Anyway?

Every State should do their own version of Wait, Wait Don’t FOIA Me, with unsettling FOIA officer responses!

luma.com/7mczqpqr?tk=...

#opengov #sunshineweek

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Indiana Coalition for Open Government

@indianacog.org

1 day ago

An Indiana public records fight went to court. The journalists (and the public) won. • Indiana Capital Chronicle Battles over public records are becoming more commonplace and sometimes end up in court.

An Indiana public records fight went to court. The journalists (and the public) won!

"Niki Kelly wanted to know how much money Indiana spends to buy the drugs they use to execute prisoners."

indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/11/a...

#opengov #transparency #indiana #apra

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RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

3 days ago

1/5 🇨🇦 ONTARIO TO SHIELD PREMIER FROM FOI REQUESTS 🇨🇦

The Ontario government is introducing legislation to exempt Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet from public records requests, keeping decision-making secret.

Source: The Globe And Mail
#DemocracySky #CdnPoli #OnPoli #OpenGov #DougFord #NoKings

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3 days ago

Screenshot of geocoded City of Doncaster Council address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap

Latest #openaddresses from local government:

City of Doncaster Council (in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England) has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...

Thx @mydoncaster.bsky.social!

#UKhousing #geospatial #localgov #opengov #opendata

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Citizen Portal News Maryland

3 days ago

UK Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) spend data, transactions over £25,000, April 2010 - January 2026 drive.google.com/uc?export=do... (1.4 MB XLSX)

#publicspending #opengov #opendata

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Open Gov Partnership

@opengovpartnership.org

4 days ago

📢 Mark your calendars! #OpenGovWeek is happening 18–22 May 🎉

A global movement of reformers coming together to push open government forward.

This year, we’re celebrating 15 years of OGP, building open, resilient, & prosperous societies.

Save the date!

#OGP15 #OpenGov

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Open Gov Partnership

@opengovpartnership.org

5 days ago

🇳🇬 Nigeria won an Open Gov Challenge Award in 2025 for ensuring that their digital transformation is inclusive and benefits everyone.

#OpenGovChallenge #OpenGov #DigitalInclusion #DigitalGovernance #Transparency

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@citizenptnewsmd.bsky.social

6 days ago

Bel Air board moves to closed session to consult counsel on Hartford Mall Veil development project The board voted to close the public meeting under the Maryland Open Meetings Act to consult with counsel on legal strategy related to the Hartford Mall Veil development project, citing the need to protect attorney-client privilege.

The Bel Air Board's recent decision to close a public meeting for legal counsel on the Hartford Mall Veil project raises questions about transparency and future developments in the community.

Get the details!

#BelAirHarfordCounty #MD #CommunityInvolvement #CitizenPortal #OpenGov #LegalPrivilege

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Citizen Portal News Nebraska

@citizenptnewsne.bsky.social

1 week ago

Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to let digital news outlets carry legal notices; Hall of Fame amendment withdrawn The Legislature advanced LB596, which would modernize legal-notice publication to allow notices on qualifying digital news sites and fold related records and open-meetings updates into a committee package. A floor amendment to name a living Nebraskan to the Hall of Fame was withdrawn after senators raised constitutional concerns about special legislation.

Nebraska lawmakers are pushing to modernize legal-notice publication, but a controversial amendment to honor a living legend has been withdrawn amid constitutional concerns!

Read the full story

#NE #CivicAccountability #CitizenPortal #DigitalMediaReform #OpenGov

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Citizen Portal News US

@citizenptnewsus.bsky.social

1 week ago

Committee member presses GSA official over alleged secretive ICE warehouse purchases A committee member told the House Committee that GSA has played a "largely hidden" role in ICE and DHS acquisitions of commercial warehouses, citing claims of hundreds of procurements, a reported capacity of up to 80,000 detainees, and thousands of community comments demanding transparency.

A House Committee member has accused the GSA of secretly facilitating a massive expansion of ICE detention facilities, raising alarming questions about transparency and community impact.

Get the details!

#US #CivicAccountability #ArizonaCommunity #ImmigrationReform #OpenGov #PublicTransparency

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1 week ago

Screenshot of geocoded Wandsworth Council address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap

Latest #openaddresses:

Wandsworth Council has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...

Wandsworth is the 15th London borough to unlock its CT list. I've geocoded the property locations for maps etc.

#UKhousing #geospatial #localgov #opengov #opendata

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1 week ago

After staff raised safety concerns, the committee recommended redacting the names of all MPs' staff and replacing them with their job titles, as well as removing from the register anyone who has no financial interests to declare. As a result, people will no longer be able to see how many individuals are employed by each MP, or their names, and any staff member carrying out work for corporate interests will no longer be identifiable. It will also no longer be possible to see which individual staff members are repeatedly accepting hospitality, for example by going on foreign trips or taking up free tickets.

Transparency fears over plan to redact 2,000 staff names on Commons register www.theguardian.com/politics/202... (UK)

Committee report from January publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...

Register of Interests of Members' Staff www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an...

#opengov -ish #opendata -ish

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1 week ago

Screenshot showing the datasets available from MHCLG's new open data site: EPC data for buildings in England and Wales and Indices of Multiple Deprivation data for England

Shaping the future of open data with Open Data Communities mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/04/s... post by Steve Peters, putting the best face on MHCLG's decision last year to shut down ODC as a linked data platform

New URL open-data.communities.gov.uk

#govtech #opengov #opendata #datapolicy

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1 week ago

Screenshot of geocoded London Borough of Richmond upon Thames address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap

First #openaddresses of the month:

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...

I've geocoded the property locations for maps etc.

#UKhousing #geospatial #localgov #opengov #opendata

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Open Gov Partnership

@opengovpartnership.org

1 week ago

🇬🇧 The United Kingdom won an Open Gov Challenge Award in 2025 for making government spending more transparent.

#OpenGovChallenge #OpenGov #procurement #transparency

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Miska Knapek

@miskaknapek.bsky.social

1 week ago

#opengov

at CityLAB Berlin
Platz d. Luftbrücke 4 · Berlin, BE

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2 weeks ago

Screenshot of geocoded East Suffolk Council address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap

Another great release of #openaddresses to end the week:

East Suffolk Council in the East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...

I have geocoded the property locations as usual

#UKhousing #geospatial #localgov #opengov #opendata

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@citizenptnewsus.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

UK Government spend data:

● Cabinet Office, Apr 10 - Jan 26 drive.google.com/uc?export=do... (3.5 MB XLSX)
● DfE, Apr 10 - Dec 25 drive.google.com/uc?export=do... (52.8 MB zipped CSV)
● DESNZ, Aug 23 - Sep 25 drive.google.com/uc?export=do... (0.9 MB XLSX)

#publicspending #opengov #opendata

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Citizen Portal News US

2 weeks ago

Senators accuse Corps of politicizing project pauses; Whitehouse says OMB froze $11B in projects Ranking Member Whitehouse and other senators accused the Corps and OMB of pausing roughly $11 billion in Corps funding for projects in certain states and of blocking information; Corps officials said reviews are under administrative/O M B review and pledged to provide requested reports and data.

Senators are calling out the Corps for freezing $11 billion in funding, claiming it's a politically motivated move that hits Democratic states hardest.

Get the details!

#US #CivicAccountability #OpenGov #InfrastructureReform #GovernmentTransparency #WillametteValley

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Citizen Portal News New York

@citizenptnewsny.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Senate committee advances bill to make correctional facility water test results public, citing PFAS concerns S 63-90 would require the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make facility water testing results accessible to incarcerated people, staff and the public; a sponsor called it "a public health bill" amid PFAS concerns.

A new bill aims to ensure that incarcerated individuals and the public have access to crucial water testing results from correctional facilities, highlighting the urgent need for transparency in the fight against PFAS contamination.

Click to read more!

#NY #PublicHealth #OpenGov

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New England First Amendment Coalition

@nefac.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Rhode Island Open Meetings (Update) YouTube video by New England First Amendment Coalition

Check out our latest #RhodeIsland #opengov lesson with @johnmarion.bsky.social at @commoncauseri.bsky.social. Learn about recent changes to the state's open meetings law and what may be on the horizon: youtu.be/xLl0KLNOv8A

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New England First Amendment Coalition

2 weeks ago

I’m at the Wilson Building in DC today to bear witness & to be a public witness at a @councilofdc.bsky.social public hearing on public safety. Testimony: lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings/hea...
@cmbrookepinto.bsky.social & Cm. Crawford opened. Livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/JdCJhvb...
#OpenGov

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@nefac.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Connecticut Open Meetings (Update) YouTube video by New England First Amendment Coalition

Miss our #Connecticut open meeting law update? Catch up now with attorney Alexa Millinger at Hinckley Allen: youtu.be/cnzCp543gl8?... #journalism #opengov #FOIA

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2 weeks ago

UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spend data April 2010 - January 2026 drive.google.com/uc?export=do... (49.9 MB zipped XLSX)

Transactions over £250, until September 2024 when UK Labour increased the publication threshold to £25,000

#publicspending #opengov #opendata

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