Michigan is moving to expand FOIA to include the governor’s office and state legislature—one of only two states with this loophole. Big transparency moves in the works! 👀 Reported by Detroit Free Press: brechner.org/2024/12/10/mic… #FOIA #Transparency #Accountability #journalism #BrechnerFOI

🌞 Celebrate 20 years of National Sunshine Week at Sunshine Fest 2025 in D.C.! 🏛️ 📅 March 19-20, 2025 📍 Hosted by Brechner Freedom of Information Project & National Freedom of Information Coalition 🎟️ Registration opens Jan. 2025 | $50/$25 Learn more: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest #SunshineFest25 #NationalSunshineWeek #Brechner #UFCJC

The United States Open Government Federal Advisory Committee has convened virtually today for its second public meeting: gsa.gov/governmentwide… Slides + agenda: gsa.gov/system/files/2… GSA will post archived video after. #OpenGov

Read the latest most-viewed bills on #Congressdotgov. congress.gov/most-viewed-bi…

.Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’s Open Government Guide details the rights of reporters and other citizens to see information and attend meetings of state and local governments. Compare laws state-by-state: rcfp.org/open-governmen…

📣El Sistema Nacional de Publicidad de Subvenciones y Ayudas Públicas (SNPSAP) es una herramienta que contribuye a la transparencia, difusión y reutilización de datos relacionados con estos conceptos. ➕Más info en este post ➡️bit.ly/4aKFWe3

How can civil society expose kleptocratic networks? Zoe Reiter (NEDemocracy) breaks it down on Coercive Capital with @ElaineDezenskii. A must-listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/con… #Kleptocracy #Transparency #Corruption #GoodGovernance

Today the U.S. National Archives is highlighting #ArchivesLandscapes. OGIS regularly examines the #FOIA landscape & here are a few resources to help manage the view! 💻OGIS: archives.gov/ogis 👩‍💻Mediation: archives.gov/ogis/mediation… 🗒️The Ombuds blog: foia.blogs.archives.gov

The GSA relaunched a GSA.gov/open website that documents #OpenGov data, policies, programs, & platforms the federal agency stewards for all Americans, including Challenge.gov @USDatagov CitizenScience.Gov Performance.gov (Archived) & RegulationsGov. #OpenData #FOIA

Today's #FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting starts soon! Join us at 10am ET today, details are below. 📺Livestream: youtube.com/live/JYJo7HF30… 📂Meeting materials: archives.gov/ogis/foia-advi…

The U.S. Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee at U.S. National Archives is holding a public meeting. Livestream: youtube.com/live/JYJo7HF30… Materials: archives.gov/ogis/foia-advi… #OpenGov #FOIA

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a public hearing on the Freedom of Information Act this morning with perspectives from FOIA requestors: judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti… #OpenGov #FOIA

The Congressional Transparency Caucus will host a public discussion on current challenges in government transparency, promising proposals for reform, and ongoing successes in on June 10, 2025, at 9 AM in the U.S. House of Representatives in DC: transparencycaucus.info/event-whats-ne… #OpenGov

Today, the U.S. House Transparency Caucus hosted a public discussion about open government in the 119th Congress. Mike Quigley gave opening remarks about the importance of open government in American democracy. transparencycaucus.info/event-whats-ne… youtu.be/WjVGQyh7yco?fe…

Today’s public meeting of the Congressional Data Task Force of the U.S. House of Representatives has begun: congressionaldata.org/save-the-date-… WEBEX & phone (if you aren’t in DC) in screenshot): ushr.webex.com/ushr/j.php?MTI… #OpenGov #OpenData

At a Congressional Transparency Caucus event in DC, good governance experts warned of increased secrecy & corruption in U.S. government: e-pluribusunum.org/2025/06/19/at-… Video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVGQy… #OpenGov #FOIA