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Mississippi Today: Families of men killed or hurt by law enforcement urge Mississippi officials to stop blocking public records. “The families of four men who died or allegedly were beaten in encounters with Mississippi law enforcement gathered outside the state attorney general’s office Thursday to urge officials to stop denying them access to video capturing the incidents, years after they […]

KTBS: Louisiana Treasury launches new website to track public education spending. “The Louisiana Treasury has launched a new website that allows the public to track how tax dollars are being spent on public education in real time.”

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Public meeting access dispute: Auditor cites locked doors during ongoing proceedings. Commission members stress representation and adherence to the Brown Act. #GovernmentTransparency #BrownAct #PublicMeetings #Accountability #CivicDuty

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Public meeting access dispute: Auditor cites locked doors during ongoing proceedings. Commission members stress representation and adherence to the Brown Act. #GovernmentTransparency #BrownAct #PublicMeetings #Accountability #CivicDuty

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Public meeting access dispute: Auditor cites locked doors during ongoing proceedings. Commission members stress representation and adherence to the Brown Act. #GovernmentTransparency #BrownAct #PublicMeetings #Accountability #CivicDuty

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Public meeting access dispute: Auditor cites locked doors during ongoing proceedings. Commission members stress representation and adherence to the Brown Act. #GovernmentTransparency #BrownAct #PublicMeetings #Accountability #CivicDuty

READ MORE HERE: https://open.substack.com/pub/172287/p/public-meeting-chula-vista-artfest?r=m9cvk&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Oklahoma Voice: Internal Oklahoma agency memos, bulletins will soon be available for public review. “Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Guidance Transparency Act, requiring state agencies to make available online and in person agency statements, memoranda, bulletins and other non-legally binding materials that communicate policies and rules and explain how those are being interpreted.”

Oklahoma Voice: Internal Oklahoma agency memos, bulletins will soon be available for public review. “Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Guidance Transparency Act, requiring state agencies to make available online and in person agency statements, memoranda, bulletins and other non-legally binding materials that communicate policies and rules and explain how those are being interpreted.”

Oklahoma Voice: Internal Oklahoma agency memos, bulletins will soon be available for public review. “Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Guidance Transparency Act, requiring state agencies to make available online and in person agency statements, memoranda, bulletins and other non-legally binding materials that communicate policies and rules and explain how those are being interpreted.”

Oklahoma Voice: Internal Oklahoma agency memos, bulletins will soon be available for public review. “Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Guidance Transparency Act, requiring state agencies to make available online and in person agency statements, memoranda, bulletins and other non-legally binding materials that communicate policies and rules and explain how those are being interpreted.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

NPR: UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department. “Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military’s term for UFOs — are described in a trove of documents released by the Department of Defense on Friday.”

South China Morning Post: New database tracks shifting outcomes of Malaysia’s political corruption cases. “An AI-powered database tracking corruption cases against Malaysia’s politicians was independently launched on Friday, putting fresh scrutiny on the status and outcomes of the country’s biggest graft prosecutions across administrations.” The URL is not included but if you websearch […]

🎉🥳 Well, folks, the US government finally "released" those juicy UAP documents, and guess what? You can’t see them! 🚫🔒 Just like a Netflix subscription with no content, you're left with an "Access Denied" page and more questions than answers. 🙃👽
https://www.war.gov/UFO/ #UAPdocuments #AccessDenied #GovernmentTransparency #ConspiracyTheories #UFOs #HackerNews #ngated

SI Live: NYC launches tool giving parents a peek at what their child is learning at school. “A new tool launched by the New York City Department of Education provides parents with information on exactly what students are learning at school. The department launched the NYC Reads Curriculum Finder, which is a search tool focused on literacy programming, identifying what students are learning at […]

Forward Kentucky: Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules. “The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emails and text messages created by public officials on private devices are not public records, a decision that a dissenting supreme court justice fears could destroy ‘the public’s right to know what its government is doing.'”

WHYY: There’s a new tool to track how N.J. spends your tax dollars. “The website provides information about state-funded programs and revenue sources, as well as a tool that breaks down state spending and revenue in the current proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. The site also provides information on how much agencies and departments have spent over the past 10 years and an overview of the […]

MANDELSON VETTING FIASCO ROCKS WESTMINSTER

Keir Starmer is angry he wasn't told Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for US ambassador. This news impacts trust in government transparency.

#MandelsonVetting, #KeirStarmer, #Westminster, #SecurityClearance, #GovernmentTransparency

https://newsletter.tf/starmer-furious-mandelson-vetting-failure-not-told/

Keir Starmer expressed 'staggering' anger after not being informed about Lord Mandelson failing security vetting for the US ambassador role. This lack of transparency raises serious questions.

#MandelsonVetting, #KeirStarmer, #Westminster, #SecurityClearance, #GovernmentTransparency
https://newsletter.tf/starmer-furious-mandelson-vetting-failure-not-told/

Northeastern University: Kash Patel, Bryon Noem: Political doxxing surges as digital lives leave powerful exposed. “Whether the string of leaks and hacks embarrasses those at their center is hard to say, but it reveals just how little of modern life remains truly private in a permanently networked world, Northeastern experts say.”

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

Reuters: Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records. “The American Historical Association and ‌American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful ​and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal. The lawsuit also asked the […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

School Library Journal: Librarians Must Step Up As Data Disappears. “Public data underpins research, journalism, policy, and civic understanding. It functions much like a public library. Quiet. Foundational. Often unnoticed until constrained. If shared facts depend on institutional stability, then protecting public data is not a technical concern. It is a civic obligation. When the reference […]

CalMatters: California regulators obscured records in hazardous waste rulemaking. “California’s hazardous waste regulator added hundreds of pages of federal road accident reports to a rulemaking record — then gave the public a broken link to access them and directed anyone who wanted to read them to submit a public records request. The documents, obtained by Earthjustice through such a […]

Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records. “President Trump’s Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presidential records to be turned over to the government is unconstitutional, a senior White House official tells Axios.”

New Hampshire Bulletin: Political consultant begins live streaming NH Executive Council meetings on YouTube. “The New Hampshire State House isn’t always known for being technologically savvy, but the Executive Council moved a step further into the digital age Wednesday with a meeting live stream…. On Wednesday, Chris Maidment, a political consultant for Councilors John Stephen and David […]

The Assembly: Public Records Must Be Produced ‘Promptly.’ How Did N.C. Towns Do?. “In conjunction with Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of open government and public records, NC Local, The Assembly, WFAE, and WUNC requested the same set of emails from North Carolina’s 20 largest cities at the same time. Some provided the documents within minutes. Others placed the requests into queues […]

Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit. “Village Manager Steve Williamson won’t say if his new policy to charge for public documents once free applies only to the media – like his media gag policy did. Still, theIndependent is now being charged for receiving government emails, which for […]

https://www.europesays.com/dk/47799/ Berlin Mayor Admits Communication Failures Following Major Power Outage #berlin #BerlinMayor #BerlinNews #BerlinPowerOutage #CDUBerlin #CrisisManagement #Germany #GovernmentTransparency #KaiWegner #OppositionCriticism #PoliticalAccountability #PublicTrust

Yale University: Removing Government Notices from Newspapers Reduces Citizen Participation in Decision-Making . “In some states, lawmakers want to eliminate a centuries-old requirement to publish public notices about local government actions in newspapers. A study of Florida co-authored by Yale SOM’s Anya Nakhmurina found that weakening this rule appeared to decrease residents’ engagement […]

StateScoop: New York City to host 10th annual Open Data Week. “The event, which originally launched as part the city’s 2012 Open Data law, will feature more than 80 free or low-cost in-person and virtual programs, including a new documentary film festival, a data art exhibition, a two-day conference and daily classes teaching residents how to make use of the city’s 6.3 billion rows of data.”

Fired. Replaced. Silenced. Federal inspectors who protect your programs are under attack. How far does this go? ⚡🇺🇸
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2tdrcy4y
#FederalOversight #GovernmentTransparency #Watchdogs #PolicyMatters #CivicImpact #Underreported #News #MainstreamMedia #Alaska #KnikRiverBridge #Infrastructure
🔽 Former Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael J. Missal, removed in January 2025 during a purge of federal watchdogs. His office had been investigating safety risks in VA programs.

Fired. Replaced. Silenced. Federal inspectors who protect your programs are under attack. How far does this go? ⚡🇺🇸
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2tdrcy4y
#FederalOversight #GovernmentTransparency #Watchdogs #PolicyMatters #CivicImpact #Underreported #News #MainstreamMedia #Alaska #KnikRiverBridge #Infrastructure
🔽 Former Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael J. Missal, removed in January 2025 during a purge of federal watchdogs. His office had been investigating safety risks in VA programs.

Fired. Replaced. Silenced. Federal inspectors who protect your programs are under attack. How far does this go? ⚡🇺🇸
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2tdrcy4y
#FederalOversight #GovernmentTransparency #Watchdogs #PolicyMatters #CivicImpact #Underreported #News #MainstreamMedia #Alaska #KnikRiverBridge #Infrastructure
🔽 Former Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael J. Missal, removed in January 2025 during a purge of federal watchdogs. His office had been investigating safety risks in VA programs.