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		<title>Sunshine Review presents most transparent websites with a Sunny Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Best State and Local Government Websites For Transparency Recognized
Sunshine Review Names 39 “Sunny Award” Winners
Alexandria, VA—The best state and local government websites in America for transparency today received a “Sunny Award” from Sunshine Review, a pro transparency organization. 
Award winners are among only 39 websites in America earning an “A” transparency grade from more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/10/sunshine-review-presents-most-transparent-websites-with-a-sunny-award/</link>
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		<title>Should Illinois be worried about new FOIA proposals?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In January, Illinois passed a law that improved its FOIA, which needed improvements after allegations that secrecy was the rule in Illinois, openness the exception. The most conspicuous case was the University of Illinois not releasing information to the Chicago Tribune, making the Tribune sue the university for the information. Supported by the Attorney General, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/09/should-illinois-be-worried-about-new-foia-proposals/</link>
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		<title>Oregon Attorney General pushing for stronger FOIA laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to highlight an excellent op-ed in the Oregon Statesman Journal who commended Attorney General John Kroger movement towards a more transparent government.  The paper called it when they said, &#8220;Oregon government should adhere to a simple concept: The public&#8217;s business must be conducted in public.&#8221;
The op-ed went on to describe ways to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/08/oregon-attorney-general-pushing-for-stronger-foia-laws/</link>
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		<title>Transparency, a scholarly pursuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting post in the site NextGov (&#8220;technology and the business of government&#8221;) posits that &#8220;the practice of disclosing government data in a way that is meaningful to the public and holds the government accountable could become a growing area of scholarly interest.&#8221; In other words, transparency is gaining interest. 
In particular, scholarly interest. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/05/transparency-a-scholarly-pursuit/</link>
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		<title>#FOIAchat this Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunshine Review loves data, that nitty-gritty information that can really break down a topic, but one thing is can&#8217;t do is discuss what&#8217;s going on with people like you in real time.  
Luckily, Twitter is there to back us up.  This Friday w&#8217;ere going to be starting FOIAchat Fridays, where we can sit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/04/foiachat-this-friday/</link>
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		<title>Freeholders concerned about New Jersey Association of Counties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morris County in New Jersey is concerned about its membership in a taxpayer-funded lobbying association. 
Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations are groups of similar government entities. These groups facilitate communication between like-governments, such as county-to-county, and represent the collective interests of these governments before the legislature. 
The county will be withholding dues of $10,000 to the New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/03/new-jersey-taxpayer-funded-lobbying-freeholders-concerned-about-new-jersey-association-of-counties/</link>
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		<title>Open Books 2.0 Passes Oklahoma House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Peter J. Rudy, Communications Director
(405) 606-6565
E-mail: press@ofrg.org
Open Books 2.0 Passes House
Bill will make more data available for public scrutiny
(Oklahoma City, OK)  Oklahomans for Responsible Government commends the Oklahoma House of Representatives for today’s vote in favor of more transparency in state spending.  House Bill 3422 by Rep. Ken [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/02/open-books-2-0-passes-oklahoma-house/</link>
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		<title>Cities open up their data catalogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to take today to spotlight Edward Vielmetti, a writer for Ann Arbor.com, work on FOIA&#8217;s.  He&#8217;s one of our newest writers on Sunshine Review, but is very obviously experienced with everything-FOIA in Michigan.  
He recently posted that Ann Arbor, along with cities like New York, DC, Vancouver, and San Francisco, have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/02/cities-are-open-up-their-data-catalogs/</link>
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		<title>Innovation in transparency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When thinking about transparency, we often think in terms of the benefits that will come to private citizens. However, there are many direct benefits for governments and officials, including increased legitimacy, reduced duplication, better cross-pollination, and the ability tap into innovation. 
The innovation is already under way as governments and private companies look to cell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/03/01/innovation-in-transparency/</link>
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		<title>I spy an interactive government website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know how almost every website now has dynamic content, share buttons and is, well, interactive?  Well, government websites are kind of new to this idea.  If you want proof, check out more than 10 county websites.  I guarantee you&#8217;ll run into some 1992 clip art or a website that still employs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sunshinereviewblog.com/2010/02/26/interactive-government-websites-yes/</link>
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