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In newspapers

  • The Sacramento Bee also recognized California's "A" transparency grade.[1]
  • Government Computer News wrote about the "A" transparency grade for California.[2]
  • The Jackson County Chronicle wrote about the county gave its website a facelift.[8]
  • The Washington Post wrote about the launch of the Sunshine Standard.[14]
  • Our President, Mike Barnhart, wrote an editorial about the Sunshine Standard, our recommended transparency legislation in the Washington Examiner.[15]
  • The KRQU News reported on the Albuquerque's city address, which included its "A" transparency grade on SR.[17]
  • Associated Content referenced Sunshine Review's article on the Oklahoma state budget in an article about the two gubernatorial candidates.[19]
  • Sunshine Review was used as resource for the Virginia Governor's salary by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[23]
  • The Houston Chronicle recently endorsed Orlando Sanchez-R for county treasurer in Harris County, Texas, partly because of the county's website transparency grade.[25]
  • MSNBC's "Red Tape Chronicles" used Sunshine Review as a resource when discussing 20 overpaid government workers.[29]
  • Big Government wrote about the Illinois counties lobbying for federal funds through associations.[37]
  • The Clayton News Star has an op-ed featuring Sunshine Review's transparency checklist.[40]
  • Rio Rancher Observer quoted our editor, Diana Lopez, in their article about FOIA requests.[47]
  • Tulsa World wrote about transparency in Oklahoma websites.[50]
  • Knox News recommended Sunshine Review as a resource for transparency.[55]
  • Your Moon Township wrote about its school district receiving a "D" transparency grade.[60]
  • The Independent Mail wrote that Pickens School District in South Carolina ranked highest for transparency.[62]
  • The Village News wrote an article recommending Sunshine Review as a resource for local transparency, and demanding it at a federal level as well.[63]
  • Mexico Ledger wrote an article supporting government post their audits online.[64]
  • You West Valley wrote about Phoenix, Arizona winning a Sunny Award.[69]
  • The Arizona Republic recognized Phoenix, Arizona's Sunny Award but said the state still has a long way to go in FOIA responses.[80]
  • Michael Ashcraft wrote into Kansas City.com about how transparency serves as the best disinfected for government and used Sunshine Review's transparency checklist as an example of how to go out about it.[81]
  • Nashua Telegraph covered Sunshine Review's troublemakers and their defense of FOIA.[84]
  • Star Gazette recognized Sunshine Review's FOIAchat on Twitter.[86]
  • Sunshine Review's Executive Director wrote an op-ed about the Sunny Awards which was published in the Washington Examiner.[93][94]
  • After a Mayor has refused to use e-mail due to FOIA requests, West Linn Tidings recommended Sunshine Review as a resource for information about local government.[100]
  • The Owasso Reporter recorded the press conference announcing Owasso's transparency grade.[101]
  • The Medina Gazette announced that Medina County, Ohio will be upgrading its website as a result of Sunshine Review's transparency grade.[102]
  • Tulsa World also praised Owasso for receiving a perfect transparency score.[104]
  • The Sun Sentinel reported that Palm Beach County School District is upgrading their website to be more usable, even after receiving an "A" grade from Sunshine Review.[105]
  • The Tulsa Beacon talked about Commissioner Fred Perry run for reelection in 2010 and Tulsa's transparency grade.[108]
  • GTR newspapers discussed Perry's run for reelection and mentioned Tulsa's transparency grade.[109]
  • GTR newspapers discussed Tulsa's transparency grade.[110]
  • The Broken Arrow Ledger talk about Tulsa's transparency grade and the upcoming council elections.[111]
  • The Tulsa Beacon praised Tulsa County's transparency grade.[113]
  • Tulsa Business discussed Tulsa County's "A" transparency grade.[117]
  • News on 9 discussed Tulsa County's "A" transparency grade.[118]
  • Topix discussed Tulsa County's "A" transparency grade.[119]
  • The Daily Herald wrote that Maury County, Tennessee will be adding more information to their website after receiving a poor grade from Sunshine Review.[121]
  • Alabama Press Register wrote about how Alabama received some of the lowest transparency grades in the country.[127]
  • The Tooele Transport Bulletin wrote about Tooele County, Utah website's transparency and how it is one of the lowest in the state.[142]
  • The Times Daily in Florida based its review of school district websites on Sunshine Review's transparency checklist.[145]
  • The American Spectator discussed about Sunshine Review's role as a customer service hotline for local government websites.[146]
  • The Clare Sentinel wrote about schools posting their spending online.[152]
  • The Mill Creek Times wrote about Mill Creek's transparency efforts.[153]
  • Hattiesburg American mentioned Sunshine Review and its work for transparency.[156]
  • The Post-Bulletin discussed Bill Brooks, who is running for county seat, and his endorsement of website transparency for Olmsted County, Minnesota.[163]
  • The Times Picayune reported on Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana who recently re-did their website in order to create a more transparent government. According to the article St. Charles changed its website, "in response to the critique [on Sunshine Review], which examined the sites of every parish in the state, she put the parish's budget online and is preparing to add information about how to obtain public records from the parish."[164]
  • The WikiFOIA portal was used as a source in the New Mexico Independent on an article discussing New Mexico's open records litigation.[170]
  • A guest column published in the Denver Post, titled No Taxation without Information, recommends Sunshine Review and encourages Colorado residents to ask for more online government transparency.[171]
  • Following up on this report on Sunshine Review, Louisiana newspaper The Advocate wrote an editorial, "Parish websites need upgrades".[172]
  • The New York Times featured Sunshine Review on its Caucus blog, saying, "[The Sam Adams Alliance representative] quoted Sam Adams..."It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds." Those brush fires also translate into a host of new Web sites and tools that the alliance hopes will gain hold. It now boasts three "pedias:" Judgepedia for vetting judges at the state level; Ballotpedia for initiatives and elections; and Sunshine Review for transparency in government."[174]
  • ARRA News Service in Arkansas cited Sunshine Review, saying, "But information is only part of the solution. When this information is made available, citizens should demand accountability to make sure that our taxes are spent wisely and efficiently. While I am grateful for more government transparency, it is only an important first step. Now it is up to us to use that information effectively.[176]
  • The Citizen in New Hampshire says, "Murphy said that what the Gilford Republicans are asking for is to have the current budget, meeting minutes, meeting agendas, information about elected officials, information about the administration, information about town-funded lobbyists, vendor contracts, checkbook registers, and election information made available on the respective websites. Even better would be to allow for record requests to be fulfilled online. All of those requests are derived from the suggestions on the SunshireReview website."[177]

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On blogs

  • SEKInfo and Next American City discussed the redesign of Sunshine Review.[178][179]
  • The Liberty Tree Lantern and Red County wrote about the redesign of Sunshine Review.[180][181]
  • Politics Daily wrote about the Attorney General's salary in Colorado.[183]
  • The Online Journal wrote about the state's debt.[184]
  • Northwest Indiana Politics wrote about the Lake County report card.[185]
  • Civi Source discussed the launched of Open SD, the transparency portal for South Dakota, who earned a B- on SR's transparency checklist.[186]
  • The Sunlight Foundation and News that Matters posted a guest blog by Diana Lopez, Editor of Sunshine Review.[190][191]
  • The Palmetto Insider highlighted the op-ed by our President, Michael Barnhart.[193]
  • The Pelican Post wrote about the Sunshine Standard legislation created by SR.[194]
  • The American Thinker wrote an article endorsing the Sunshine Standard and proactive disclosure of government information.[199]
  • The Electric City Weblog, Illinois Policy Institute, Bearing Drift and a number of other organizations discussed the launch of the Sunshine Standard.[201][202][203][204][205][206]
  • John Smaligo, who is running for County Commission in Tulsa, boasted of Tulsa, Oklahoma's "A+" transparency grade.[215]
  • Redistributing Knowledge wrote about taxpayer-funded lobbying in Illinois.[218]
  • Tulsa City announced they earned an A+ transparency score.[227]
  • Capital Beat Oklahoma covered Rep. Ken Miller's promise to promote transparency in the state, and Sunshine Review's grades for the counties and state website.[228]
  • The Colorado Research Pro recommended Sunshine Review as a resource.[233]
  • The Say Anything Blog used information from Sunshine Review about the Texas state budget and their plans to fund education.[239]
  • Advocate Studio recommended Sunshine Review as a resource.[248]
  • Red State covered public employee salaries v. private sector benefits.[254]
  • CalAwareToday acknowledge that Los Angeles County won a Sunny Award.[256]
  • Instant News West U recognized Harris County for winning a Sunny Award.[266]
  • Sunshine Review's transparency checklist was highlight on the WNY Media.[268]
  • Illinois launched Sunshine.Illinois.gov to publish state expenditures, grants, pubic facilities’ inspection reports and more can be searched by citizens.[269]
  • Oregon Politico covered Oregon's transparency grades.[270]
  • This is Reno and Transparency Nevada covered Nevada county's failing grades.[271][272]
  • Reason Hit & Run covered the website who earned a perfect score for Sunshine Review's Sunny Awards.[278]
  • Kansas Meadowlark highlighted Sunshine Review's new twitter event, FOIAchat.[282]
  • The Civic Federation recognized Sunshine Review as inspiring Cook County, Illinois to post their checkbook register online.[286]
  • Havre Daily Corrector used Sunshine Review as resource when discussing the school district budget.[290]
  • kgjerseygrl84 blog used as a resource for Florida's state sunshine law.[291]
  • Quadsville used Sunshine Review's state budget articles as a resource for their budget analysis.[292]
  • PI News used Sunshine Review as a resource about public records laws.[294]
  • The Mackinac Center wrote a letter supporting Sunshine Review's idea of affirmative disclosure after the Michigan Department of Police billed a FOIA request at $7 million dollars.[296]
  • Killer Startups praised Sunshine Review as a government transparency website.[297]
  • Shoutback praised Tulsa County transparency grade.[298]
  • State Sunshine Records blog wrote about Tulsa County, Oklahoma achieving a perfect transparency grade.[299]
  • Desoto County Schools blog agreed with SR's rating of DeSoto schools "D" transparency rating.[300]
  • Atlas Economic Freedom Foundation recognized Sunshine Review for being awarded a Templeton Foundation grant.[301]
  • Market Design Blog mentions Sunshine Review as an online source for finding government employee salaries.[302]
  • Texas Watchdog pointed out that once we've achieved transparency, we still have to pursue accountability.[304]
  • United Nations Public Administrators Network named Sunshine Review as one of the top transparency measures for government websites. To be fair they also said we needed to add some clarification.[307]
  • Blogher cited Sunshine Review as a resource for those looking into government transparency.[308]
  • Rankin county tea party discussed the county's transparency evaluation, which was an "F".[309]
  • News Busters used us as a resource for the California state budget and the potential tax hikes.[322]
  • Smart Girl Politics linked to SR about budget transparency.[324]
  • Freeman said that Sunshine Review's transparency checklist is becoming "the standard to be measured against."[325]
  • The Sunlight Foundation blogged about SR finishing the county website evaluations saying, "With projects like My Government Web sites, there is now a way to give constructive feedback and also a way to talk to your elected officials about their Web presence."[330]
  • The County's Supervisor's Association got bragging rights for being the having the most transparent counties in the US.[331]
  • The Publius Forum posted on the Sammies results.[332]
  • Pat Boone discusses the Sammies and how Sunshine Review promotes activism.[334]
  • Le Templar of the East Valley Tribune writes about Arizona coming out on top of the county evaluation project. [338]
  • Get Right OK wrote about Deputy Clerk Maryanne Flippo who took this view on transparency, “I don’t believe the public is entitled to know these details. That is my job as an elected official,” she said.[342]
  • Transparent Nevada wrote about the state by state comparison of the county ratings.[344]
  • On her blog, Leslie Carbone discussed Virginia's ranking for the county website project.[345]
  • E! The True Conservative Story wrote about the state by state evaluations of county websites and endorsed Sunshine Review's mission.[346]
  • The Sam Adams Alliance had an opinion posted in the Lux Liberatas blog endorsing Sunshine Review's achievements.[351]
  • Open Illinois wrote a blog commemorating Carbondale's success on the ten-point checklist.[360]
  • Action, not words! encouraged more people to become active on Sunshine Review.[361]
  • OFRG posted on Sunshine Review's coverage of Oklahoma counties and the fact that 48 of the 77 counties do not have websites.[364]
  • Carbondale Bytelife also posted on how Carbondale, Illinois was the first city to meet all 10 checkpoints in the state.[366]
  • The Taxpayers League in Minnesota referenced the Show me The Spending portal.[368]
  • Camas Washougal Watch used Sunshine Review as a transparency resource when discussing open and accessible government websites.[372]
  • Family Foundation Blog wrote about transparency efforts in Virginia and referenced Sunshine Review's article on the state budget.[373]
  • The Hit & Run blog for Reason Magazine used Sunshine Review for an article on the California state budget.[378]
  • Tales of the Heliosphere wrote about our coverage of the California state budget.[379]
  • Delaware Liberal highlighted WikiFOIA's work.[382]
  • The official blog of PI Magazine, PI Buzz, mentioned Sunshine Review as a resource for govenrment transparency project.[385]
  • Kansas Education: Public Policy in Kansas and Elsewhere wrote about Sunshine Review's coverage of Kansas.[389]
  • Resource Shelf wrote about the Show Me the Spending portal.[390]
  • The Great Plains Public Policy Institute mentioned Sunshine Review as a way to supervise local governments.[392]
  • The Heritage Foundation wrote about Sunshine Review's coverage of the California state budget crisis.[394]
  • BuckRun Outdoors discusses Arnold Schwarzenegger's 40% increase in spending and a projected billion deficit for the California state budget.[396]
  • Intellectual Conservatism posted information about the crisis state of the California Budget.[397]
  • Talk about a revolution listed Sunshine Review as a key transparency movement in 2009.[398]
  • Commonwealth Foundation trumped up Sunshine Review's work with school districts.[401]
  • The forum, PennLive mentioned our work on Pennsylvania schools.[402]
  • PA Diet Plan used Sunshine Review as a reference for the state budget.[403]
  • The Commonwealth Foundation cited Sunshine Review in its discussing the Pennsylvania Deficit Watch when noting the state budget General Fund revenues are $815 million short for the fiscal year to date.[408]
  • The Sunlight Foundation referenced Sunshine Review as a "hot spot" for following local and state transparency movements.[413]
  • The Real School Police Blog linked to us as a resource for open records cases.[415]
  • Radio talk show host and blogger Amy Oliver focused on the No taxation without information campaign pledging, "Going forward, it will be my mission to get my city — Greeley; my school district — Greeley Evans District Six, which has a “Comprehensive Accountability System” that doesn’t include budget transparency; my county — Weld County; and my state — Colorado to put their check registries on-line, in a searchable database.":[419]
  • The State Policy Network blog urged others to check out Colorado's transparency laws on Sunshine Review.[420]
  • Government Bytes wrote about The "My Government Website" Project on Sunshine Review saying it's "a wiki-style Website that hosts user reviews of local government Websites. Think about it: every city, county, and school district in the country. Pretty cool."[421]
  • The Cauldron by Caldara blog recommended checking out the Colorado pages on Sunshine Review.[422]
  • The Travis Monitor' mentioned Sunshine Review's launch, and so did Prairie Pundit and Texas Insider[423],[424],[425]

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Interviews

  • Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conservatism interviewed Keli Carender about the Sunshine Standard.[432]
  • KRMG Radio praised Tulsa County's "A" transparency grade.[434]
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma held a press conference and invited Kristinpedia to livestream interview for achieving a perfect transparency grade.[435]
  • WXRO Radio covered our evaluation of Dodge County.[437]
  • The Washington Times interviewed the Sam Adams Alliance about school spending and posting their check registers.[438]
  • PC World featured an interview about Sunshine Review quoting John Tsarpalas saying
"We have a lot of faith in the public," Tsarpalas said. "We saw that there was a real information gap when it came to transparency, and we just thought we needed to fill that information gap. We have a vested interest in how the government is spending our money -- I don't care what your viewpoint is."[440]
  • The Industry Standard featured an interview about how Sunshine Review is seeking voter input on a local level.[441]
  • Wikis were featured on SPN's New Media TV.[444]

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Sunshine Review used as a resource

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Press room

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References

  1. ↑ Sacramento Bee, California given high marks for government transparency, Jan. 25, 2011
  2. ↑ Government Computer News, California.gov: A front door to state agencies, Jan. 14, 2011
  3. ↑ Colorado Community Newspaper, Douglas County launches tax calculator, Jan. 14, 2011
  4. ↑ Buffalo Grove Patch, Dec. 2010
  5. ↑ Gadsden Times, Local school websites don't make the grade, Nov. 29, 2010
  6. ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, City websites get mixed reviews for transparency, Dec. 2, 2010
  7. ↑ Tooele Transcript Bulletin, Cities get low marks for public info on websites, Dec. 7, 2010
  8. ↑ Jackson County Chronicle, Jackson County website gets a facelift, Dec. 1, 2010
  9. ↑ Examiner, Alabama school district websites evaluated, Nov. 30, 2010
  10. ↑ Gazette Journal, Mathews County’s website earns top marks for transparency, Nov. 23, 2010
  11. ↑ Tulsa Today, State Budgets Need a Full-Body Scan, Nov. 29, 2010
  12. ↑ Mobile Press Register, Alabama school districts get D on Sunshine Review of Internet information, Nov. 17, 2010
  13. ↑ Verified World News, Alabama school districts get D on Sunshine Review of Internet information Alabama News, Nov. 20, 2010
  14. ↑ Washington Post, The Push for Government Transparency is Growing, Nov. 11, 2010
  15. ↑ Washington Examiner, Michael Barnhart: America needs a nationwide government Sunshine Standard, Nov. 9, 2010
  16. ↑ Clayton Daily Herald, Henry County web site gets high marks, Nov. 9, 2010
  17. ↑ KRQU News, State of the City Address; full text, Nov. 4, 2010
  18. ↑ Andalusia News, Candidates raise $90K in 35 days, Oct. 31, 2010
  19. ↑ Associated Content, Which Woman Should Run the Sooner State?, Oct. 28, 2010
  20. ↑ Daily Press, Gloucester County awarded for transparency, Oct. 20, 2010
  21. ↑ Daily Collegian, Massachusetts ballot questions: No, No and No, Oct. 20, 2010
  22. ↑ Slate, How Much Do You Think He Makes?, Sept. 28, 2010
  23. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, State salaries database: Universities dominate list of top earners, Oct. 17, 2010
  24. ↑ Smart Region.org, Hampton Roads Communities Grades for Government Transparency, Oct. 17, 2010
  25. ↑ Houston Chronicle, For county treasurer, October 8, 2010
  26. ↑ Daily Press, York County awarded A+ for transparency, October 9, 2010
  27. ↑ Online Quill, Where are the Watchdogs?, October 2010
  28. ↑ Sun Gazette, School System Moves Up in ‘Sunshine’ Ratings, Oct. 6, 2010
  29. ↑ Red Tape Chronicles, 20 government workers with super-sized pay, Oct. 5, 2010
  30. ↑ Government Computer News, Albuquerque lets it all hang out with data, Oct. 4, 2010
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  32. ↑ Red Tape Chronicles, Does your city manager earn $800,000?, Sept. 24, 2010
  33. ↑ Idaho Mountain Express, District passes ‘transparency’ test, Sept. 24, 2010
  34. ↑ Alibi, See-Through Government, September 23, 2010
  35. ↑ Donthan Eagle, Last minute cuts take toll on Dale County schools, Sept. 17, 2010
  36. ↑ Chicago Daily Observer, Illinois Counties Splurge on Lobbying, Sept. 9, 2010
  37. ↑ Big Government, The Real Special Interest: Government Lobbying Government, Sept. 13, 2010
  38. ↑ Democrat Herald, Albany wins top grade for online transparency, Sept. 9, 2010
  39. ↑ Washington Examiner, Sunshine Review finds Illinois counties lavishly spending tax dollars lobbying for more tax dollars, Sept. 9, 2010
  40. ↑ Clayton News Star, Government Web sites not so transparent, Sept. 8, 2010
  41. ↑ The Times, Illinois counties pay millions to get state, fed cash, Sept. 8, 2010
  42. ↑ Fox Illinois, Illinois Counties Pay Millions to Get State, Fed Cash, Sept. 9, 2010
  43. ↑ Lincoln Daily News, Illinois counties pay millions to get state, fed cash, Sept. 10, 2010
  44. ↑ News 13, ABQ posts more information online, Sept 4, 2010
  45. ↑ Washington Examiner, Virginia schools: just average on transparency, Sept 2, 2010
  46. ↑ Capital Press, September 2, 2010
  47. ↑ Rio Rancher Observer, District asking for $1,200 for public records, Aug. 31, 2010
  48. ↑ Las Cruces Sun News, Sunshine Review, Aug. 30, 2010
  49. ↑ New Jersey Herald, Sussex County website ranked best in state, Aug. 25, 2010
  50. ↑ Tulsa World, Open books, Aug. 23, 2010
  51. ↑ Tulsa Business, Awards reflect commitment, Aug. 17, 2010
  52. ↑ News on 6, City Of Tulsa Wins Several Awards, Aug. 17, 2010
  53. ↑ Tulsa World, Tulsa chosen for innovation fund program, Aug. 18, 2010
  54. ↑ The City Wire, Arkansas’ budget issues less severe than most states, August 1, 2010
  55. ↑ Knox News, Website dedicated to state sunshine laws, July 22, 2010
  56. ↑ New Mexico News Bulletin, Valencia County Commission, July 14, 2010
  57. ↑ Albuquerque Journal, NM failing in open government grades, July 14, 2010
  58. ↑ Lexington Chronicle, Watchdog group criticizes county school districts, July 8, 2010
  59. ↑ Inside Nova, Prince William County earns B-minus from Sunshine group, July 8, 2010
  60. ↑ Your Moon Township, MASD Board of Education gets D-, June 7, 2010
  61. ↑ Tampa Bay Newspapers, County receives A+ for Web site, June 22, 2010
  62. ↑ Independent Mail, Pickens School District ranked highest in transparency, June 23, 2010
  63. ↑ The Village Voice, If this is government transparency, I’d certainly hate to see secrecy, June 9, 2010
  64. ↑ Mexico Ledger, Missouri auditing Audrain County records, June 3, 2010
  65. ↑ Maricopa, Ways to keep informed about Pinal County, May 23, 2010
  66. ↑ Trivalley Central, Many ways to keep informed about Pinal, May 18, 2010
  67. ↑ Augusta Chronicle, Augusta alters records request policy, April 30, 2010
  68. ↑ Phoenix City, City Web Site Recognized for Transparency in Government Information, April 8, 2010
  69. ↑ You West Valley, Surprise adds city directory to Web site, April 12, 2010
  70. ↑ Liberty Tribune, Sun shines on county’s Web site, April 1, 2010
  71. ↑ San Francisco Examiner, City wins award for Web site transparency, April 1, 2010
  72. ↑ American Towns, Surprise gets perfect score for “transparency, openness” from Sunshine Review, April 1, 2010
  73. ↑ Your West Valley, Surprise earns perfect score from Sunshine Review, April 1, 2010
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  75. ↑ Carson Now, Washoe County Website Plans Upgrade, Finds Sunshine Review Request Unusual, March 29, 2010
  76. ↑ Nevada News Bureau, Washoe County Website Plans Upgrade, Finds Sunshine Review Request Unusual, March 29, 2010
  77. ↑ Ann Arbor.com, FOIA Friday: Reviewing the openness of municipal websites with the Sunshine Review criteria, March 26, 2010
  78. ↑ Sun-Times Media, DuPage Co. Web site honored for openness, March 29, 2010
  79. ↑ Clayton News-Star, Government Web sites not so transparent, March 25, 2010
  80. ↑ Arizona Republic, Cities' timetables vary on saving public records, March 22, 2010
  81. ↑ Kansas City.com, Sunshine law benefits, March 20, 2010
  82. ↑ Independent Mail, County got 53 Freedom of Information requests in year’s time, March 14, 2010
  83. ↑ Independent Mail, News organizations laud Anderson County government for transparency, March 12, 2010
  84. ↑ Nashua Telegraph, We could really use a few troublemakers of our own, March 14, 2010
  85. ↑ Guidry News, HARRIS COUNTY WINS MAJOR AWARD FOR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ON WEB SITE, March 14, 2010
  86. ↑ Star Gazette, Your guide to public records, March 14, 2010
  87. ↑ Desert News, Salt Lake County, Davis School District recognized for Web sites, March 13, 2010
  88. ↑ Fort Meyer's News-Press, Lee County gets a B- for online transparency, March 16, 2010
  89. ↑ Texas Tribune, Business Briefs, March 15, 2010
  90. ↑ News Bureau, Nevada’s County Websites Receive Failing Grades From Sunshine Review, March 16, 2010
  91. ↑ Nevada News and Views, County Websites Flunk Sunshine Review, March 16, 2010
  92. ↑ Just Say News, Sunshine Review Gives "F" For Nevada, March 16, 2010
  93. ↑ Washington Examiner, Michael Barnhart: State, local officials should embrace transparency, March 15, 2010
  94. ↑ Cape Fear Business News, Opinion: Sunshine Week – How does your government Web site stand in when it comes to transparency?, March 17, 2010
  95. ↑ Independent Mail, Freedom of Information forum set in Anderson County, March 11, 2010
  96. ↑ Kevin Byrant, sunshine panel 03.12.10, March 11, 2010
  97. ↑ Sedona Times, Arizona “Sunny Award” Winners, March 10, 2010
  98. ↑ Mercury Times, 'Sunny Award' winners announced, March 10, 2010
  99. ↑ County News Live, One Missouri county (Clay Co., north of Kansas City) wins "Sunny Award" for website, March 10, 2010
  100. ↑ West Linn Tidings, West Linn mayor swears off e-mail, March 11, 2010
  101. ↑ Owasso Reporter, Updated - City boasts 'A+' in transparency from Web site, January 11, 2010
  102. ↑ Medina Gazette, County Web site gets C-, January 12, 2010
  103. ↑ News on 6, Owasso Receives Highest Grade Possible For Transparency, January 9, 2010
  104. ↑ Tulsa World, Owasso gets high mark for openness, January 9, 2010
  105. ↑ Sun Sentinel, Redesigned website for Palm Beach County schools, December 28, 2009
  106. ↑ Porterfield and Carnes, Disinfectant in the Sunshine State, December 10, 2009
  107. ↑ The Brechner Center, Audit reveals resistance to school record requests, December 2009
  108. ↑ Tulsa Beacon, Rep. McCullough planning new workers’ comp reform bill, November 27, 2009
  109. ↑ GTR Newspapers, Commissioner Fred Perry to Run for Re-election, November 23, 2009
  110. ↑ GTR newspapers, Tulsa County Web Site Get's A+ Grade, November 23, 2009
  111. ↑ Broken Arrow Ledger', Perry will seek reelection to district 3, November 20, 2009
  112. ↑ Orlando Sentinel, Districts' Web sites should be more "transparent," says non-profit group, November 13, 2009
  113. ↑ Tulsa Beacon, Oklahoma lawmakers want to cease funding for ACORN, October 29, 2009
  114. ↑ Tulsa World, County kudos, October 24, 2009
  115. ↑ Orlando Sentinel, Schools rated on record response, October 26, 2009
  116. ↑ Daily Commercial, Lake County School Board's Web site earns high marks, October 26, 2009
  117. ↑ Tulsa Business, Tulsa County Transparency Graded A+, October 21, 2009
  118. ↑ News on 9, Tulsa County Gets High Grade For Government Transparency, October 21, 2009
  119. ↑ Topix, Oklahoma Counties Fail Web Site Transparency Test, October 21, 2009
  120. ↑ New on 6, Tulsa County Gets High Grade For Government Transparency, October 21, 2009
  121. ↑ Daily Herald, County to make more documents available online, October 16, 2009
  122. ↑ News and Sentinel, Wood County earns ‘D-’ for Web site, October 18, 2009
  123. ↑ The Tennessean, Many TN counties lack Web sites, September 27, 2009
  124. ↑ Shelbyville Times Gazette, County works to improve web site, but watchdog group gives poor grades, September 27, 2009
  125. ↑ WZTV Nashville, 36 Tenn. counties lack web site, survey finds, September 24, 2009
  126. ↑ Richmond Register, County gets graded on Web site, September 19, 2009
  127. ↑ Alabama Press Register, Not all that transparent, September 14, 2009
  128. ↑ Sun Sentinel, School district websites in Florida get poor ratings, September 9, 2009
  129. ↑ Naples News, Web sites for Collier, Lee school districts graded on transparency, September 9, 2009
  130. ↑ Marco News, Web sites for Collier, Lee school districts graded on transparency, September 9, 2009
  131. ↑ Enid News, County Web sites designed to keep people informed, September 5, 2009
  132. ↑ Enid News, Enid schools have a Web site, 79 districts don’t, August 25, 2009
  133. ↑ The Oklahoman, Report ranks Oklahoma low on records accessibility, August 13, 2009
  134. ↑ Enid News, Garfield County looking to build Web site, August 12, 2009
  135. ↑ Tulsa World, County Web sites rated on government transparency, August 13, 2009
  136. ↑ Independent Mail, Openness is Anderson’s message at convention, July 29, 2009
  137. ↑ Jackson County Chronicle, Group hopes to better government website transparency; county initially gets F, July 15, 2009
  138. ↑ Missourian, Report says MU athletics misinterprets NCAA policies, June 26, 2009
  139. ↑ WCTV, County Web Sites Make Poor Grades, July 10, 2009
  140. ↑ Jacksonville News, Duval County praised for online public access, July 9, 2009
  141. ↑ Journal Times, County site gets C-minus for transparency, July 6, 2009
  142. ↑ Tooele Transport Bulletin, Arts fest, county Web site show transparency need, June 30, 2009
  143. ↑ Independent Mail, Anderson County’s open Web site lauded, June 23, 2009
  144. ↑ Examiner, American Majority info and Thomas Paine Video footage, June 21, 2009
  145. ↑ Times Daily, Florence school district Web site in state's top 12, June 15, 2009
  146. ↑ The American Spectator, After the Tea Parties, June 2009
  147. ↑ Chicago Crain Business, High-speed rail, Stroger kudos and water race, June 1, 2009
  148. ↑ The Birmingham News, OUR VIEW: A survey of Alabama's public school system Web sites shows good news, but also some areas needing work, June 4, 2009
  149. ↑ Jackson Free Press, Lawmakers Idle Waiting for Budget, May 28, 2009
  150. ↑ SJ Register, Paul Miller: Open government is an exception to the rule in Illinois, May 27, 2009
  151. ↑ Seattle Times, Will Legislature open its own records?, May 11, 2009
  152. ↑ Clare County online, SCHOOLS POST THEIR SPENDING ONLINE, April 19, 2009
  153. ↑ Mill Creek Times, Time for Transparency at the Mill Creek SSA, May 3, 2009
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