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States of Transparency: Colorado
By Sarah Dorsey Aug 20, 2010 4:49 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: Alaska
By Sarah Dorsey Aug 11, 2010 9:51 a.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: Missouri
By Sarah Dorsey Aug 3, 2010 4:31 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: South Dakota
By Sarah Dorsey Jul 16, 2010 1:08 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: New Jersey
By Sarah Dorsey Jul 6, 2010 12:53 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction. This week: New Jersey Website: www.nj.gov/transparency www.elec.state.nj.us Six months after a corruption scandal that was lurid even by local standards, New Jersey's new governor boosted state transparency efforts in January with a new website. The site, www.nj.gov/transparency, publishes state spending and revenues, and although it received one of the lowest scores in the US Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG)'s recent survey of such sites, it has promise. What's more, the state also boasts an excellent campaign finance portal -- www.elec.state.nj.us.
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States of Transparency: Illinois
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 29, 2010 5:12 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: Washington
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 25, 2010 12:17 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: Ohio
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 23, 2010 4:05 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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States of Transparency: Arizona
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 22, 2010 2:48 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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OGD: Medicare data shows trouble spots for nursing homes
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 21, 2010 2:31 p.m.A couple of weeks ago we looked at one Florida nursing home to see what available government data could tell us about the quality of care. Today we'll take a look at what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data can tell us about nursing homes throughout the nation as a whole.
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States of Transparency: Kentucky
By Sarah Dorsey Jun 15, 2010 3:47 p.m.The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.
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OGD: Treasury refines its plan
By Ryan Sibley Jun 11, 2010 3:53 p.m.Last month the Department of Treasury released the second iteration of its open government plan. The agency says it worked on three points to improve upon its first plan, adding specificity, clarifying the FOIA process, and addressing things missing from the first attempt – such as an outline revealing information requests from Congress. Treasury says it is continually working to improve its Open Government plan to satisfy what the public would like to see.
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Consumer Group: Electricity Price-Gouging Feared Until Bids Made Public
By Jim Morris Apr 29, 2010 1:26 p.m.Enron Corp.'s manipulation of the California energy market in 2000 and 2001 is notorious. Electricity bills soared and blackouts affected hundreds of thousands of people as contemptuous traders with Enron, a power wholesaler, delighted in their scheme. Tapes of traders released in 2004 contained infuriating nuggets like this: "Just cut 'em off... They should just bring back f------ horses and carriages, f------ lamps, f------ kerosene lamps."
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OGD: Reviewing EPA's interactive datasets
By Aisha Qidwae Apr 29, 2010 11:20 a.m.The Environmental Protection Agency has been ahead of several other cabinet level agencies when it comes to putting data online. For several years now some of their main datasets are available with interactive features such as maps and in a downloadable format. Now according to EPA’s open government plan, the agency is planning on releasing several new data driven projects by the end of 2010, some of which are already public.
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