Category Archives: Transparency

The more transparent a government is, the more empowered its citizens feel and the more likely they are to feel good about their community, a new Pew Research Center project reports. Fascinating, considering how York County, city and school district … Continue reading →

An audit of the York County Drug Forfeiture Fund found that a random selection of receipts were properly recorded, York County District Attorney Tom Kearney said Wednesday in a news release. Read more here. We’ve reported how state law keeps … Continue reading →

A western Pennsylvania woman videotapes a borough council’s meetings.Borough council not real happy.Spat ensues.Videos go on YouTube.Public business done in public with public access through videos. Will mayhem follow? Thanks to sharp-eyed @jlmosebach for sending me that tip.

I said yesterday that I’d fool around on the Sunlight Foundation’s clearspending.com and report back. The foundation created clearspending basically to reveal mistakes in the federal government’s usaspending.gov site. A couple thoughts on clearspending.com: It attempts to show you why … Continue reading →

Tracking federal spending is one of those things that’s a great idea but can be really hard to do effectively. Last year, we wrote how difficult it was to figure out just how much stimulus money was coming to York … Continue reading →

You can find recall info via your mobile phone by downloading an app that lets you type in the name of a product. You’ll then learn if there’s been a recall on that item. You can also download an app … Continue reading →

Ever read a news story and wonder about the politicians or interest groups involved — where there money is coming from or going, for example? A site called poligraft.com, produced by the Sunlight Foundation, opens the door to some answers. … Continue reading →

This is really an amazing story: A Los Angeles Times story revealed that a city in California was paying its city manager $800,000 a year, two directors more than $400,000 and several others well into six figures — including a … Continue reading →

Tired of Pennsylvania government scandals? A couple of state representatives thinks there ought to be a commission in charge of rooting that stuff out. Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-West Manchester Township), Rep. Curt Schroder (R-Chester County), Rep John Yudichack (D-Luzerne County) … Continue reading →

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has adopted a new web survey model to help measure and assess the public’s perception of the agency’s transparency, the YDR’s Sean Adkins reports today.     The survey, from ForeSee Results, will pop up at … Continue reading →