December 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
Secret electronic communications between San Jose's elected officials and lobbyists during public meetings are now permanently banned. In a nod to the ubiquity of handheld devices at public meetings, City Council members have imposed strict rules on themselves requiring that they...
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April 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
After recent court rulings struck down significant campaign finance limits, the next frontier in the debate over money in politics appears to be public disclosure – whether there should be more or less of it. That sticky question formed the main source of argument among election law...
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April 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
The New York City Department of Education’s release earlier this year of teacher performance ratings has become the latest focal point in the debate about how to measure teaching abilities and whether that information should be public. Education reform advocates say teachers need to be...
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