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The concept of improved government transparency is one that has always sounded great, but was really hard to implement. At first, technology didn’t exist to share necessary elements until the internet made this data, like municipal financials, easier to share broadly. We are now entering a period that not only allows sharing of this data, but also allows the creation and accessibility of new information, such as issue-specific constituent sentiment, that can truly bring transparency to the next level! Projects like Reclaim New York and The State Integrity Investigation are highlighting those municipalities pushing the frontier on new and improved ways to provide improved transparency and accessibility to their citizens.
