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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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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 real cialis promoting the Sam Adams Alliance’s Wiki.
The real cialis 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 real cialis or click here to visit the Sunshine Review wiki.
Keep up the good work Sam Adams Alliance!!
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