#governmenttransparency — Public Fediverse posts

StreetsblogMASS: We’ve Been Waiting For Over A Year For Boston to Honor State Public Records Laws. “For the past year and a half, StreetsblogMASS has been waiting for the City of Boston’s public records office to release city emails, calendar appointments, and other documents related to Mayor Wu’s election-year ‘review’ of the city’s transportation projects and policies. But City Hall […]

State of Kentucky: AG’s Office Launches Tool Highlighting Local Investment in Combating Drug Crisis. “In July 2025, the Commission launched an online portal for local governments to report how settlement dollars are being used across Kentucky. Each community receiving funds must, under Kentucky law, report annually how much money they receive, what is spent, and what is being done with the […]

Kansas Reflector: Kansas records conflict could be handled more smoothly by an open government advisory board. “Taxpayers should not be on the hook simply because state law creates an unresolved conflict of interest for the body enforcing not only KORA but also its companion, the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Rather, the law should empower the agency enforcing those laws to be free to construe them […]

CW: Occasional Foul Language. Always Political.

"If you're involved in any of this [corruption], next year, you'll be swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but in the truth, so help me G-d, in front of the United States Congress!"

@ossoff.bsky.social goes OFF on corrupt officials & promises to make them answer for their crimes

Link: https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social/post/3mppblr4vu223

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The Sun: Calif. stops funding police transparency database . “California will stop funding a state-wide database intended to uncover police misconduct and use-of-force records, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief fiscal policy advisors confirmed to The Center Square.”

Hawai’i Data Collaborative: Hawaiʻi Funding Project: Making the Flow of Resources into Hawaiʻi Visible. “Hawai‘i Data Collaborative (HDC) recently launched the Hawaiʻi Funding Project (HFP), a new resource that offers a consolidated view of how resources flow into Hawai‘i. Pulling from disparate funding and data sources, HFP provides access to visualizations as well as the data itself so […]

Truthout: Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software. “An agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with ensuring that electronic messages on the devices of its workforce comply with public records laws admitted last week that it has stopped using software to do so.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/12/truthout-open-records-advocates-alarmed-as-dhs-abandons-text-archiving-software/

Ohio House of Representatives: Representatives Ray and Isaacsohn Introduce Bill to Address Frivolous Public Records Requests. “The bill will specifically restrict individuals from making public requests that are meant to harass and disrupt public officials and their offices. The bill will also equip public offices with a process if they believe to have received a harassing or disruptive […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/ohio-house-of-representatives-representatives-ray-and-isaacsohn-introduce-bill-to-address-frivolous-public-records-requests/

News from the States: Colorado could allow longer time to fulfill open records requests. “Colorado could soon allow governments to take longer to fulfill requests subject to the Colorado Open Records Act under a bill in the state Legislature, but it includes a carve out for journalists. Senate Bill 25-77 passed a House committee Monday and now heads to the full House chamber for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/news-from-the-states-colorado-could-allow-longer-time-to-fulfill-open-records-requests/

How to observe #IndigenousPeoplesDay in #Maine

Dan Neumann October 6, 2023

"Tribal members and supporters will rally outside the Maine State House in Augusta on Indigenous People’s Day for #Wabanaki self-determination and transparency around Maine’s #treaty obligations toward tribal nations.

"The rally, organized by the #WabanakiAlliance, a coalition that includes representatives from hundreds of organizations and businesses that support #Wabanaki inherent sovereignty, will start at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 outside the capitol and conclude at 11:30 a.m.

"Participants will be able to make signs and learn more about the 'Yes on 6' campaign ahead of the rally.

"#Question6 on the November ballot asks whether voters support requiring 'that all of the provisions of the Maine Constitution be included in the official printed copies' distributed by the state.

"The tribes are supporting the ballot measure because, since 1876, printed copies of Maine’s Constitution have omitted three sections of the original document, including one pertaining to Maine’s treaty obligations toward the tribes.

"Monday’s Indigenous People’s Day marks a crossroads for the tribes and their allies, after legislation recognizing Wabanaki sovereignty was vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills last summer.

"The law would have amended the jurisdictional arrangement between the tribes and the state that Indigenous leaders have long criticized for leaving the #WabanakiNations with less authority over natural resources, gaming, taxation, criminal justice and economic development on their lands than 570 other federally recognized tribes.

"Celebration at Redbank in South Portland

"Also on Monday, the #SouthPortlandMaine #HumanRights Commission will be hosting an Indigenous People’s Day celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Redbank Community Center, located at 95 MacArthur Circle West in South Portland.

"The celebration will feature speaker Corey Hinton, a citizen of the #Passamaquoddy Tribe at #Sipayik and a lead lawyer on tribal issues in Maine.

"The Cape Elizabeth Rotary will also be serving pancakes and maple syrup sourced from #PassamaquoddyMaple, a company that is '100% tribally owned, with a mission to provide a high-end, small batch, product that will not only sustain our tribal land, but also create jobs for our people.'

"South Portland’s Indigenous People’s Day event is free, family friendly, and open to the public.

"Other events

"The #AbbeMuseum in #BarHarbor is holding a week long series of events through Oct. 9 called “#Indigenous2023 – Celebrating Our Sovereignty“, including #storytelling, a #concert and free museum admission.

"University of Maine, #Farmington [#UMF] is holding events from Oct. 16-19 including a food tasting, storytelling, a film showing and a panel discussion on how to be an ally."

Source:
https://mainebeacon.com/wabanaki-to-rally-on-indigenous-peoples-day-for-self-determination/

#IndigenousAlly #GovernmentTransparency #RespectTheTreaties #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #Maliseet