Colleges and schools are some of the most secretive government agencies in America. How do they get away with it? Join Sara Ganim and the @WhyDontWeKnow1 podcast team on a deep dive for answers.
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It's a simple question. Listen to the Preview Episode We expect government secrecy from the Pentagon or the CIA — not from our universities a...
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Pumped to be part of the team and to see this project, headed by @sganim and the @BrechnerCenter, so close to hitting the air waves. Give it a preview 🗣️🎙️ https://twitter.com/WhyDontWeKnow1/status/1280500081054056448
WDWK is slated to launch in August, but we made a preview of one of our upcoming episodes available now, because the episode focuses on how major public universities are silencing college athletes, infringing on their First Amendment rights. Take a listen! Link in the bio!
Philadelphia's ability to keep track of gun violence depends on whether one guy in the police department ("Gary") gets backlogged in keeping count. #datadeserts
Accurately tracking Philly's gun violence epidemic depends on one guy
The city’s crime data recording system is “a rustic operation,” per the PPD.
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N.Y. police claim they're too backlogged to provide body-cam video to the civilian oversight board that needs the footage. Why won't NYPD follow the lead of other cities that give the investigators direct access?
The NYPD Isn’t Giving Critical Bodycam Footage to Officials Investigating Alleged Abuse
New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board made 212 requests for body-worn camera footage in May. The NYPD sent only 33 responses, according to ...
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Editorial: "Dallas County's lack of comprehensive, centralized, publicly available courthouse data makes it hard to hold public institutions accountable." #datadeserts
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Harris County has publicly accessible courthouse data. Why can’t Dallas County, too?
If there is one thing that the modern economy has made clear it is that data is crucial. Unless there are good data sources, it’s hard to hold p...
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A deep dive into how states conceal economic development giveaways from the public, and why the outcry following the Amazon HQ2 courtship failed to produce legislative transparency reforms, via @WUFTNews.
Why There’s Little Sunshine On Many Economic Development Deals In Florida — And Beyond
State laws, including in Florida and neighboring states, are a patchwork of regulations that tend to land on the side of corporate secrecy, more often...
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Washington has no centralized database where the public can find out when, how and why police officers use deadly force. The state AG is proposing to change that.
State AG Recommends Data Reporting Mandate for Police Deadly Force Incidents
As it stands, most police agencies in Washington state are not reporting this type of information through a program the FBI launched last year.
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A federal appeals court has, for the first time, found that off-campus speech on students' social-media accounts gets stronger constitutional protection against school discipline than in-school speech.
Snapchatting Cheerleader Wins Free-Speech Case at 3rd Circuit
The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a school violated a cheerleader’s First Amendment rights when it kicked her off the squad over a profane Sn...
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ICYMI: State and local governments use taxpayer dollars to fund economic development deals, but many members of the community learn about them well after contracts are signed. My latest for @WUFTNews:
Why There’s Little Sunshine On Many Economic Development Deals In Florida — And Beyond
State laws, including in Florida and neighboring states, are a patchwork of regulations that tend to land on the side of corporate secrecy, more often...
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The secrecy of in-progress misconduct investigations means the public can literally go for years finding out nothing about police accused of wrongdoing, who remain on the payroll while investigators plod on.
Take the lid off probes of officers tied to wrongful convictions
In hundreds of cases, defendants have credibly claimed that former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his team arrested them on false charges, lied ...
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