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transparency

Sen. Loretta Weinberg.

NJ Transparency Law Poised for 21st Century Makeover

A bill from Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg aims to improve and modernize New Jersey's laws on government transparency.
By Donald Scarinci
Weinberg

NJ Senate Panel to Weigh Expansion of Transparency Laws

A pair of bills to update OPRA and the Open Public Meetings Act have new life this year.
By Alyana Alfaro
Used correctly, predictive policing can be used to address the complex factors underlying crime trends.

Why Big-Data Analysis of Police Activity Is Inherently Biased

Crime data reflect only what crimes are identified by the police – not all the crimes that occur. So decisions based on crime data are necessarily biased and incompletely informed.
By William Isaac and Andi Dixon
Mayor de Blasio marches during the Columbus Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.

Bill de Blasio’s Bad Press Strategy

By Madina Toure
Former first lady and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with her husband former president Bill Clinton as they attend the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center April 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas

What Clinton and the State Dept Should Release Before Election Day

By Michael Sainato
Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Black Women's Agenda's 29th Annual Symposium on September 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. Clinton is back on the trail and campaigning in D.C. after taking some time off to

Clinton Struggles With Transparency in Yet Another Bad Week

By Ashe Schow
Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks at a press conference blasting the number of vacant properties in the city.

Stringer: ’No Doubt’ the City Will Be Forced to Release ‘Agents of the City’ Emails

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Mayor de Blasio Defends His Record on Transparency as Pending Cases Argue Contrary

By Madina Toure
A member of the Avaaz online community organization wears a "Snowden" mask during the delivery at the the Itamaraty Foreign Ministry Palace of signatures supporting the granting of political asylum by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to Edward Snowden, in Brasilia, on February 13, 2014

The Irony of Clinton Embracing ‘Snowden-Approved’ Security App

By Michael Sainato
People attend a video conference of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the International Center for Advanced Communication Studies for Latin America (CIESPAL) auditorium in Quito on June 23, 2016. A former Spanish judge who is defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday urged Sweden to recognize a UN working group opinion that his confinement amounts to arbitrary detention. / AFP / RODRIGO BUENDIA

The Best Defense Against Wikileaks, Whistleblowing and Secret-Spilling

By Jonathan Russo
A baby with microcephaly due to Zika virus.

279 American Women Being Monitored for Zika Virus: CDC

By John Bonazzo
Mr. Dumas with his 'Freedom Journal.' (Photo: Entrepreneur on Fire)

Five Revenue Strategies From a Million Dollar Podcast

By Brady Dale
Marcia Kramer is "Demanding Answers." (Screengrab: CBS 2 News)

Next Week/This Week: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

By Observer Politics Team
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

De Blasio Defends Media Strategy After Transparency Criticism

By Jillian Jorgensen
The New York State Capitol. (Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Albany’s In-Box

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Mayor de Blasio’s Failed Promise of Transparency

By The Editors
Ben Kallos and Gale Brewer. (@Kallos Twitter)

Ben Kallos and Gale Brewer Want to Save the City’s VHS and Betamax Tapes

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference in Brooklyn (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Still Doesn’t Think He Has a Transparency Problem

By Paula Duran
Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Getty/Spencer Platt)

De Blasio Promises More Transparency After Closed-Door AIPAC Speech

By Jill Colvin
Reince Priebus (Getty)

RNC: ‘The Obama White House is Actively Deceiving The American People’

By Hunter Walker

Bad Compromise on Teachers

By The Editors

Albany’s Shy Donors

By Michael Woodsmall

Cuomo Warns of Becoming ‘Overly Fixated’ With Transparency

By Colin Campbell

Gov. Cuomo on Transparency: ‘There Are Always Going To Be Some Things I Do Alone and in Private’

By Hunter Walker
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