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...
