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How the People of Puerto Rico Overthrew a Corrupt Leader

How the People of Puerto Rico Overthrew a Corrupt Leader

Half-a-Million Angry Protesters Demand Rossello’s Resignation After almost 900 pages of private chat messages between Governor Ricardo Rossello and his aides were published, citizens of Puerto Rico began to express their outrage at the contents of the chat...
Texas Lawmakers Pass Transparency Bill

Texas Lawmakers Pass Transparency Bill

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed two bills into law that strengthen transparency requirements for government agencies and contractors in the state. The bipartisan and bicameral efforts, Senate Bills 943 and 944, are the culmination of nearly 3 years of work to...
The Least Corrupt Countries in the World

The Least Corrupt Countries in the World

Citizens put their trust in their country every day. Countries need to be transparent and noncorrupt for their citizens, but some countries fail to do so. There are other countries, however, that remain as transparent as possible to their citizens. Based on the...
How 311 Will Improve Government Transparency

How 311 Will Improve Government Transparency

One of the trickiest aspects of maintaining an effective and functioning government is improving transparency. Democracy is all about fulfilling the needs of the customers, but it can be hard to break down the walls hindering communication between constituents and...
Technology and Government Transparency

Technology and Government Transparency

Every day we as individual consumers deal with information overload. We can access the news, videos, messages, and millions of different opinions in a matter of seconds. Every minute there are over 98,000 tweets sent and 694,445 Google searches. With the amount of...