The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.
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After the government acquired a warehouse in PA to expand ICE operations, questions are mounting about transparency, cost and government real estate transactions.
Labor came to power in 2022 promising a new form of transparent, accountable politics. As recent incidents have shown, there’s little sign of it.
A year after a new AI transparency policy was announced, a study of more than 200 government agencies found less than half were following the rules.
A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat, she now might just have to make another
Juries now decide only a tiny share of civil and criminal trials in the US – and that hurts democracy.
As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to hold politicians to account.
Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.
AI chat logs are the latest digital frontier for FOI – but the battle for real transparency is far from won.
A global study found only 16% of local governments using AI systems had public facing policies about what they were doing.
In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
After years of anecdotes, data provides a fuller picture of government agencies hiding their work from the public they ostensibly serve.
Expensive, opaque and in duplicate. Why company contracts to help the COVID vaccine rollout are such a concern.
The new bill would open the gates for your data to freely exchange hands between any ‘accredited’ agency. The proposal is more arrogant than it is effective.
One more casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: open government. Since the crisis began, local, state and federal officials throughout the United States have locked down information from the public.
As the House mounts an impeachment investigation of President Trump, examples from Central and South America show that ousting an executive leader from office doesn’t always have the intended effect.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court judgment shows concern that the independence of the country’s prosecuting authority has been compromised.
The EPA intends to limit what scientific studies can inform policy – a change long sought by industry. A long-time public health researcher explains the single study at the root of the controversy.
An expert on secrecy in government explains the downsides and limits of transparency.
The party’s promise to be all things to all people has hit a wall.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Michigan State University
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Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, University of Cape Town
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Ph.D. Student in Communications, Columbia University
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Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center / Economics and Finance Professor with specialty in AI, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
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Professor Emerita, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
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Professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Salamanca
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology