by jpitney | Sep 25, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Transparency
US Glass: A planned all-glass memorial honoring slain journalists will soon rise in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation say the site near the National Mall will be the first memorial in the United States to be constructed...
by jpitney | Jan 3, 2024 | Montana, Transparency
Addie Slanger at Roundupweb.com: Government transparency is getting another watchdog in Montana with the creation and launch of the Montana Transparency Project (MTP), a non-profit, nonpartisan initiative dedicated to helping organizations and individuals prepare and...
by jpitney | Jan 21, 2023 | Civility, Local Government, Transparency
Karin Brulliard at WP: Across a polarized nation, governing bodies are restricting — and sometimes even halting — public comment to counter what elected officials describe as an unprecedented level of invective, misinformation and disorder from citizens when they step...
by jpitney | Jul 8, 2022 | Congress, Deliberation, Democracy, Transparency
National Constitution Center’s Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy Project TEAM CONSERVATIVE By: Sarah Isgur, David French and Jonah Goldberg. Negotiation is a very difficult thing to do in broad daylight. As with our gelded political parties, Congress is weakened...
by jpitney | May 19, 2020 | Regulation, Transparency
From the Government Accountability Office: The public comment process: Agencies engage in three basic phases during the rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA): 1) they process comments submitted by the public, which may include identifying...
