How does your local government stack up in transparency?
Back in October, a report chock full of information about transparency in local and state governments was released by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Specifically, the report examined public information and data posted on state government websites, as well as sampled several county, city and school system websites for the same. The study had been requested following two bills in 2012 that sought to require state and local governments, including school districts, to post more and specific information on their websites. There were both terrific examples of transparency initiatives as well as some results that might be downright exasperating in the Internet age. The examples from other states [...]