Tag: Open Government
Apps for America
I heard this report on NPR on Friday — which talked about the winners of the Sunlight Foundation’s Apps for America contest. The goal of this contest was to have developers compete for prizes to create applications that let Internet users have greater visibility into the Federal Congressional process. The results are pretty impressive: Filibusted.us […]
HB1 Update
Heard from Rebecca who is in Dover with her band of Green Shirts and she says that the House went into session right at 2PM, but promptly recessed for caucus meetings. She hears that they ought to emerge from these meetings between 3:30 and 4PM to take up HB1. Rebecca speculates that they went to […]
Reminder — Budget and HB1 Events Today
Today is going to be a busy one. Governor Markell is presenting his FY2010 budget today (addressing the massive shortfalls) in a press conference at 1PM in Dover. Not sure whether this will be televised or broadcast on the radio, but will update as I hear it. And this would have been a good opportunity […]
HB 1 Bill Up for Vote in House This Week
This is from Rebecca at Progressive Dems of Delaware: House Bill 01 of the 145th General Assembly is scheduled to come to the floor for a vote on Thursday, March 19th. An actual floor vote! Wow! That’s as close as we’ve come in over five years. We need to be there to support Speaker Gilligan […]
Open Government Forum
This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Taken directly from their website: The LWVNCC and LWVDE will jointly present a Open Government Forum, on February 17, featuring a presentation by Dr. Margaret McKay and a panel which includes State Senator Karen Peterson, former State Representative Robert Valihura, John Flaherty (Lobbyist, The Greenwatch […]
JFC Says: Pay No Attention to the Little Man Behind the Curtain
If you read this NJ article, you read a bunch of legislators on the JFC who are clearly supportive of HB1 — but not when it comes to them and the workings of the JFC: JFC co-leaders Sen. Nancy Cook, D-Kenton, and Rep. Dennis P. Williams, D-Wilmington North, said they hope the JFC will continue […]
Delaware Coalition For Open Government Meeting 5 February
From my email, notice of a DelCOG meeting next week — Thursday, 5 February, to be exact. They do want you to try to RSVP so they can have enough seats. Let us know if you are planning to go…. ******************************************************************** You are cordially invited: THE DELAWARE COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT PRESENTS Freedom of Information: […]
HB 1 Is Up For Floor Discussion today
From our friend Rebecca Young: House Bill 01 to bring FOIA to the Delaware General Assembly is on the agenda for House Floor discussion today, January 29, 2009. WHAT: Support Passage of HB01 WHERE: Leg Hall, Dover WHEN: 12:30 gather in the cafeteria at Leg Hall, 1:00ish move upstairs to talk to Representatives on the […]
HB 1 Open Government Update
This bill was voted out of the House Administration Committee on Wednesday with 3 On the Merits votes. The NJ expands on the discussions, with Speaker Gilligan making it clear he doesn’t want to entertain Amendments that will weaken the bill: The lead sponsor of the proposal, House Speaker Robert F. Gilligan, D-Sherwood Park, said […]
Watching Delaware State Government with Requests
Or more precisely, the Legislature. I’ve been looking at ways to keep track of what goes on in Dover, which means looking beyond the NJ. The State’s website actually provides some useful tools that were new to me, so I thought I would share some of these for the (probably very few of you) who […]
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