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March 18 2010 at 06:41 PM

Illinois and Wisconsin look for ways to improve on transparency

Filed in: Ethics in Government | Open Government | News | Illinois | Wisconsin

Illinois and Wisconsin are spending this Sunshine Week improving each state’s public access to government records.In order to increase accountability and openness in Illinois’ state government, Gov. Patt Quinn announced the launch of the Sunshine Illinois Accountability Project web site.The web site breaks the public records into six categories, state government,  education, health and safety, elections, consumer and transportation.

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March 17 2010 at 07:57 AM

League of Women Voters of Minnesota issues challenge: attend one public meeting in next 30 days

Filed in: Open Government | News | Minnesota
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As part of their Sunshine Week campaign to promote open government, the League of Women Voters of Minnesota has challenged residents of the state to in the next 30 days attend one public meeting. “Attend a hearing, be it a meeting…

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February 22 2010 at 04:27 PM

Sunlight Labs says non-profits would benefit from more accessible government data

Filed in: Media Reform | Open Government | News | Illinois | Michigan | Minnesota | Ohio | Wisconsin
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As Sunlight Labs continues to invest in retrieving data out of the U.S. government, the non-profit wonders why others have not followed their path.By using data to try and improve and create…

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January 12 2010 at 01:46 PM

Database allows easy tracking of lobbyist spending in Ohio

Filed in: Open Government | News | Ohio
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The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, which oversees lobbying activity in Ohio, has begun upgrading its system to allow easier access to lobbyist spending.The system allows people to search for data in a number of ways, including by legislator, bill number…

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December 03 2009 at 05:55 PM

Coalition proposes redistricting reform amendment

Filed in: Election Law & Voting Rights | Open Government | Redistricting | News | Illinois
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A growing coalition of political reform groups launched a plan to change the way legislative districts are drawn in Illinois.

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