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July 17, 2008 by
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July 17, 2008
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CHICAGO, IL–Today, the launched a new website, , to over 600 conservative participants and bloggers at the Americans for Prosperity state summit in Austin, Texas. Sunshine Review analyzes government secrecy by evaluating whether if government websites effectively disclose information to the public and media.
“ is a goldmine as it removes the information iron curtain between government and the public,” said John Tsarpalas, president of the Sam Adams Alliance. “Whether you’re a concerned citizen or a journalist on a deadline, lets you know if government agencies want to share information with you.”
determines government’s commitment to transparency by identifying if the following items are published online:
• Yearly budgets;
• Open meeting schedules and minutes;
• Contact information for elected and administrative officials;
• Audit reports;
• Bids and contracts for purchases over $10,000; and
• Taxpayer-funded lobbying information.
“By creating a new web 2.0 tool for citizens, we are bringing information online that otherwise would have been kept in dusty government storage rooms,” said Tsarpalas.
The website is part of the campaign to promote greater transparency at the state and local level. Currently, http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Main_Page has 85,550 page views and over 95 contributors.
About Sunshine Review
is a wiki website designed to call attention to the information gap between citizens and their government, promote the importance of government transparency and openness, and compile existing government information in one easy-to-access resource. Sunshine Review is a project of the Sam Adams Alliance, a new media non-profit based in Chicago.
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July 17, 2008 by
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I am sorry that it has been so long since my last post. Do not fear I am back and ready to fight once again for liberty.
A friend of mine forwarded me this recent post from the canadian viagra promoting the Sam Adams Alliance’s Wiki.
The canadian viagra is a liberal on-line media source and it was quite shocking to see it highlight and promote Sunshine Review.
I visit frequently to get updates on open government transparency issues from every state in the nation.
I hope you will to read the original post in the canadian viagra or click here to visit the Sunshine Review wiki.
Keep up the good work Sam Adams Alliance!!
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July 15, 2008 by
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I’m a little late in covering Twittergate, the controversy swirling around Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) and his right to tweet from the House floor. In case you missed it, Cong. Culberson got into a little hot water with the House Dems when it was learned he was communicating with his constituents in real time via microblogging. The congressman defended his actions, saying his tweets gave his constituents updates on how he voted on bills, and why. He also uses Twitter to exchange ideas on policy and politics with other congressmen, staff, and constituents.
gives the details on the controversy:
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Culberson is joined in his fight by Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) and hordes of 2.0 activists. If you want to follow Cong. Culberson on Twitter, or just want to see what all the fuss is all about, go .
My question to the House Dem leadership is: In a time of low Congressional approval ratings, why do you want to be LESS transparent with the American people? OPEN UP AND TWEET!
Here’s what others have to say on Twittergate:
If you blogged on Twittergate, post the link in the comments and I’ll add it to the list.
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July 9, 2008 by
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Yesterday, talked up the new website, , which compiles Texas transparency data in one place.
Talmadge Heflin, from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, wrote:
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Great work!
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July 8, 2008 by
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Don’t you love those old “knock knock” jokes? My new favorite goes something like this:
Knock. Knock.
Who’s there?
It’s the ACLU. Open up, or we’ll sue you for the fourth time.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper apparently hasn’t gotten the joke yet, as the ACLU continues to sue the city over a lack of transparency regarding details of the DNC 2008 convention.
From the :
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Mayor Hickenlooper, please do taxpayers everywhere a favor and open up. If you have nothing to hide, no one gets hurt, plus the ACLU will stop knocking at your door… for a little while.
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July 7, 2008 by
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Brian Perry with the Madison County Journal (Mississippi) had an interesting last week that asked the question: Is government transparency a violation of a government employee’s right to privacy?
Perry shares his inner conflict:
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I guess you could call me an extremist advocate for the public’s right to know what public servants are doing on our dime. (shocked, aren’t you?) If government employees are worried about FOIA-filers seeing their jokes and family updates, maybe they should just wait until they get home to send personal messages.
Truth is, the people filing FOIAs likely aren’t looking for personal garbage and won’t care much about it. They are looking for government duplicity, waste, corruption, and information not able to be obtained otherwise. Citizen activists are few and far between, and serve the public by acting as (often unpaid) government watchdogs. Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt that they can impersonally sift through the recipes and chain letters to get to the meat of government practices.
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July 2, 2008 by
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The (ALEC) recently gave thumbs up to the ‘s model language aimed at opening up government labor negotiations to the public. The language would expand existing Open Meetings laws to include contract negotiations that include taxpayer dollars.
From ALEC’s :
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More transparency for tax dollars- who can be against that?