# open government (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover open government. Page: Feed: --- ## [Climate Program – State Legislative Outreach Intern](https://www.citizen.org/climate-program-state-legislative-outreach-intern/) _2026-07-17 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Public Citizen’s Climate Program is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to help build a nationwide legislative outreach campaign focused… The post Climate Program – State Legislative Outreach Intern appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Submission: Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-summary-offences-move-on-orders-amendment-bill/) _2026-06-29 · Steven Ensslen · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ The Council strongly opposes this move-on orders bill. This bill limits seven BORA rights, property rights, our right to be healthy, and interferes with the proper functioning of government. Against these many and serious losses of liberty this bill proposes to control what at worst is a nuisance. Keep reading “Submission: Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill” ## [Submission: Legislation (Definition of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-legislation-definition-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill/) _2026-06-28 · thomas@nzccl.org.nz · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ This bill adds definitions of man, woman, male, and female to the Legislation Act 2019. These definitions are reductionist and based on a simplistic view of both human nature and biology. Keep reading “Submission: Legislation (Definition of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill” ## [Essay prize webinar now online](https://nzccl.org.nz/essay-prize-webinar-now-online/) _2026-06-20 · thomas@nzccl.org.nz · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ Thanks to our NZCCL/VUW Law essay prize winner Jessica Ye for taking the time to present her essay and answer questions in our webinar. This was recorded and is now available online. Keep reading “Essay prize webinar now online” ## [Submission: Corrections (Management of Prisoners, and Prisoners’ Property) Amendment Bill](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-corrections-management-of-prisoners-and-prisoners-property-amendment-bill/) _2026-06-10 · Steven Ensslen · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ The Council opposes the Prisoners and Property bill as it places unjustified and disproportionate limits on our rights to be healthy, to justice, and to freedom of association. Keep reading “Submission: Corrections (Management of Prisoners, and Prisoners’ Property) Amendment Bill” ## [Right to Know Act – A replacement for the OIA?](https://nzccl.org.nz/right-to-know-act-a-replacement-for-the-oia/) _2026-05-23 · thomas@nzccl.org.nz · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ Recently we received an intriguing document from an independent researcher, Russell Opland, where he has given up on the prosect of improving the Official Information Act and has written a complete replacement called Te Ture Mana Puna Kōrero – The Right to Know Act. Keep reading “Right to Know Act – A replacement for the OIA?” ## [Submission: Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-immigration-enhanced-risk-management-amendment-bill/) _2026-05-01 · thomas@nzccl.org.nz · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ We are opposed to the arrest of people for not carrying proof of their right to live in New Zealand. Keep reading “Submission: Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill” ## [Submission: Policing Amendment Bill](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-policing-amendment-bill/) _2026-04-21 · Steven Ensslen · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ The Council strongly objects to the Policing Amendment Bill. This bill removes all limits on Police powers to record people’s activities. This bill enables police to break up any gathering, remove people from any location, and detain people on suspicion that they might return. The bill is yet another example of the government reacting to illegal Police behaviours by making them legal. Keep reading… ## [5th May 2026 – Webinar: Rupturing the liberal grammar of ‘critical’ civil disobedience theories](https://nzccl.org.nz/5th-may-2026-webinar-rupturing-the-liberal-grammar-of-critical-civil-disobedience-theories/) _2026-04-19 · thomas@nzccl.org.nz · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ Come and hear 2025 NZCCL VUW Law Essay Prize winner Jessica Ye present her essay Rupturing the liberal grammar of ‘critical’ civil disobedience theories: Decolonial refusal of state recognition and affirmation of alternative lifeworlds. Keep reading “5th May 2026 – Webinar: Rupturing the liberal grammar of ‘critical’ civil disobedience theories” ## [Open Government Partnership — Comments on draft commitments and draft 5th National Action Plan](https://nzccl.org.nz/open-government-partnership-comments-on-draft-commitments-and-draft-5th-national-action-plan/) _2026-04-17 · Andrew Ecclestone · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ The Council provided written feedback to the Government on the draft commitments and the draft fifth National Action Plan as a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Keep reading “Open Government Partnership — Comments on draft commitments and draft 5th National Action Plan” ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3xKdS1O8Hw5f) _2026-04-17 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Submission: Data and Statistics (Census) and Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bills](https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-data-and-statistics-census-and-electoral-district-boundaries-amendment-bills/) _2026-04-15 · Steven Ensslen · NZ Council for Civil Liberties_ The Council opposes both bills, primarily for the same reasons as the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opposes: data will inevitably decline in quality, especially data about Māori, Pasifika, and other minorities. Keep reading “Submission: Data and Statistics (Census) and Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bills” ## [Department of Justice misleads Americans about the true causes and costs of FOIA delays during Sunshine Week](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2026/03/25/department-of-justice-misleads-americans-about-the-true-causes-and-costs-of-foia-delays-during-sunshine-week/) _2026-03-25 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ For the first time in over a decade, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) celebrated Sunshine Week with a blog post, instead of a public event. In past years, a high-ranking DOJ official often the DOJ Chief FOIA Officer Continue reading ## [Public Citizen and Democracy Defenders Call Upon Howard Lutnick to Resign as Commerce Secretary](https://www.citizen.org/public-citizen-and-democracy-defenders-call-upon-howard-lutnick-to-resign-as-commerce-secretary/) _2026-03-10 · Craig Holman · Public Citizen_ The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Dear Secretary… The post Public Citizen and Democracy Defenders Call Upon Howard Lutnick to Resign as Commerce Secretary appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Embracing illiberalism, Trump administration withdraws from global Open Government Partnership](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2026/01/28/embracing-illiberalism-trump-administration-withdraws-from-global-open-government-partnership/) _2026-01-28 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ The official withdrawal of the United States from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) formalized what advocates, scholars, and watchdogs have been telling the American people from the last year: under President Trump, the executive branch of the United States government is no Continue reading ## [Democracy Campaign Internship – President’s Office](https://www.citizen.org/democracy-campaign-internship-presidents-office/) _2025-12-05 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Internship, Democracy Campaign – President’s Office Fall 2026 Democracy in the United States is under systematic attack – we are… The post Democracy Campaign Internship – President’s Office appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Health Research Group – Library and Information Science Internship](https://www.citizen.org/health-research-group-library-and-information-science-internship/) _2025-11-14 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Founded in 1971 by Sydney M. Wolfe, M.D. and Ralph Nader, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group (HRG) promotes research-based, system-wide… The post Health Research Group – Library and Information Science Internship appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Congress Watch Legal Internship](https://www.citizen.org/congress-watch-legal-internship/) _2025-11-10 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Congress Watch, a division of Public Citizen, is seeking new legal interns (or for-credit externs) to work primarily with its… The post Congress Watch Legal Internship appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Whenever: exploring times and places in film and books](https://stevebennett.me/2025/08/26/whenever-exploring-times-and-places-in-film-and-books/) _2025-08-26 · steveko · Steve Bennett blogs_ Whenever is my latest passion project: it’s a mappy web database of films, series, books and board games organised around when and where they are set: Paris in the 19th century, Canada in the 1970s, China in the Han Dynasty. You can play with it at whenever.world. It currently has: I had the idea a \[…\] ## [Comment on Senate Crypto Bill](https://www.citizen.org/114639-2/) _2025-08-14 · Bartlett Naylor · Public Citizen_ The Honorable Tim Scott, Chair The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member Honorable Members U.S. Senate Banking Committee Washington, D.C.… The post Comment on Senate Crypto Bill appeared first on Public Citizen . [Listen](https://www.citationneeded.news/content/media/2025/06/2025-06-05-Issue-85.mp3) ## [Coalition asks Open Government Partnership to place the U.S. government under review](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2025/07/01/coalition-asks-open-government-partnership-to-place-the-u-s-government-under-review/) _2025-07-01 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ In March 2025, a coalition of organizations and individuals who work on government transparency and accountability in the United States respectfully requested the Open Government Partnership (OGP) to immediately place the United States government under review for actions contrary to the principles and policies Continue reading ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dE26DXSSE8MX) _2025-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Critical Minerals Internship](https://www.citizen.org/critical-minerals-interns/) _2025-06-26 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Public Citizen is working with an international network of human rights, environmental, indigenous rights and good governance organizations to push… The post Critical Minerals Internship appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [At Congressional Transparency Caucus event, experts warn of increased secrecy & corruption](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2025/06/19/at-congressional-transparency-caucus-event-experts-warn-of-increased-secrecy-corruption/) _2025-06-19 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ On June 10, 2025, the U.S. House Transparency Caucus hosted a discussion about current issues, promising proposals, and ongoing successes in government transparency in the Rayburn building. Our founder was present to record the event and pose questions. Video is Continue reading ## [U.S. National Archives reminds all officials that public records on Signal must be preserved under the law](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2025/04/30/u-s-national-archives-reminds-all-officials-that-public-records-on-signal-must-be-preserved-under-the-law/) _2025-04-30 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ On April 25, 2025, the senior advisor to the acting Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) sent a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies on the management responsibilities they have with respect to electronic messages that constitute Continue reading ## [Why the Trump White House is neither the most transparent nor most accessible ever](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2025/04/30/why-the-trump-white-house-is-neither-the-most-transparent-nor-most-accessible-ever/) _2025-04-30 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ 188 years ago, President Andrew Jackson had a 1,400-pound block of cheddar cheese brought to the foyer of the White House and opened the People’s House to thousands of Americans to talk with him and his staff. That remains the Continue reading ## [Climate and Insurance Policy Internship](https://www.citizen.org/climate-change-and-insurance-policy-internship/) _2025-04-25 · Sherry Joseph · Public Citizen_ Climate-driven disasters are radically altering a crucial source of financial stability: home insurance. As premiums skyrocket and insurance companies walk… The post Climate and Insurance Policy Internship appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Chief Records Officer of the United States: blog posts and electronic messages are public records](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2025/03/28/chief-records-officer-of-the-united-states-says-blog-posts-and-signal-messages-are-public-records/) _2025-03-28 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ Back in 2019, in response to a complaint filed by the Center for Biological Diversity under the Information Quality Act challenging the scientific integrity of government communications, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed a blog post was not public information. “The Continue reading ## [Musk Must Not Escape CFPB Oversight](https://www.citizen.org/musk-must-not-escape-cfpb-oversight/) _2025-03-20 · Bartlett Naylor · Public Citizen_ March 20, 2025 The Honorable French Hill, Chair The Honorable Maxine Waters, Ranking Member Honorable Members House Financial Services… The post Musk Must Not Escape CFPB Oversight appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Senate Banking Committee: Vote NO on Crypto Stablecoin Bill (GENIUS Act)](https://www.citizen.org/senate-banking-committee-vote-no-on-crypto-stablecoin-bill-genius-act/) _2025-03-12 · Bartlett Naylor · Public Citizen_ March 11, 2025 The Honorable Tim Scott, Chair The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member Honorable Members Senate Banking Committee… The post Senate Banking Committee: Vote NO on Crypto Stablecoin Bill (GENIUS Act) appeared first on Public Citizen . ## [Letter to President Biden on how to restore trust in our union](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2024/10/06/letter-to-president-biden-on-how-to-restore-trust-in-our-union/) _2024-10-06 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ This afternoon, our editor texted the following letter in response to President Joe Biden’s text about federal disaster response on Monday. The letter was drafted after the White House posted a memorandum on fighting Hurricane Helene falsehoods with facts. While Continue reading ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5XzGREsbGNsi) _2024-10-06 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Why the Open Government Partnership is failing to have a positive impact in the United States](https://e-pluribusunum.org/2024/09/18/why-the-open-government-partnership-is-failing-to-have-a-positive-impact-in-the-united-states/) _2024-09-18 · Alex · E Pluribus Unum_ The Open Government has not had the positive effects in the United States that people in other nations participating in the global multi-stakeholder initiative have seen because neither Congress nor the judicial branch have ever been involved. Continue reading