What can governments learn from the open-data revolution? In this stirring talk, Beth Noveck, the former deputy CTO at the White House, shares a vision of practical openness — connecting bureaucracies to citizens, sharing data, creating… Read more…
Virtual town hall: Miami Lakes may allow citizen comments via video-conference
Roberto Alonso wanted to chime in during a Miami Lakes Town Council meeting last year, but work had taken him out of town. Even though the longtime resident could stream the meeting online from his hotel room, he couldn’t participate in the public comments. If only there were a way to get beamed into the […]
Conflict of interest question resolved for St. Pete Beach candidate
Mayor Steve McFarlin has dropped his call for an ethics inquiry into James Anderson’s candidacy for a seat on the City Commission. Anderson is running for the District 3 commission seat in the March 11 city election. He is opposed by Gregory Premer. At issue is whether Anderson’s ongoing legal action against the city and […]