Apps for America

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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…

HB1 Update

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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…

Open Government Forum

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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…

Delaware Coalition For Open Government Meeting 5 February

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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….

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You are cordially invited:

THE DELAWARE COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT PRESENTS

Freedom of Information: A National Perspective
Speaker: Charles Davis, NFOIC Executive Director
University of Delaware’s Goodstay Center
2600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
Thursday, February 5, 2009
6:30 p.m. – social gathering / light refreshments
7 p.m. – program
FREE and open to the public

Scroll down for directions to the Goodstay Center.

Charles Davis, the National Freedom of Information Coalition Executive Director, will take an in-depth look at why freedom of the press, guaranteed by the First Amendment, and the unrestricted free flow of information — both cornerstones of democracy — are under attack. Freedom of Information laws have been weakened, reporters are being subpoenaed to reveal confidential sources and the business of the federal government is increasingly shrouded in secrecy.

Watching Delaware State Government with Requests

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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 didn’t know, either (note, RSS links prompt you to add feed to a reader):