National Sunshine Week March 16-22, 2008
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:02 pm
http://www.sunshineweek.org
I would encourage all members of the schools, city hall, and else where to take the first step into the sunshine and join us here on the community owned and operated Observation Deck.
I applaud the steps taken by Ed FitzGerald and Matt Markling, and now ask their fellow members of boards, councils, and departments join with them in helping us create and maintain the Transparent City.
The doors have been opened, now join with us in getting the light on!
More People See Federal Government as Secretive; Nearly All Want to Know Where Candidates Stand on Transparency
Three-quarters of American adults view the federal government as secretive, and nearly nine in 10 say it's important to know presidential and congressional candidates' positions on open government when deciding who to vote for, according to a Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.
The survey shows a significant increase over the past three years in the percentage of Americans who believe the federal government is very or somewhat secretive, from 62 percent of those surveyed in 2006 to 74 percent in 2008.
The survey of 1,012 adults was commissioned by ASNE for Sunshine Week, a national initiative that encourages discussions about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Sunshine Week's 2008 Sunshine Campaign is a yearlong effort to have candidates for all level of office — from president to city council — discuss their positions on government access issues.
Half of respondents said government at the state level is secretive, while 44 percent viewed it as open. Nearly all interviewed, 92 percent, said open government is important to them in assessing candidates for state offices such as governor or attorney general. Those who see local government as secretive increased from 34 percent in 2007 to 40 percent in the 2008 survey. And 91 percent said the local candidate's position and record on open government are important to them in making a voting decision.
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I would encourage all members of the schools, city hall, and else where to take the first step into the sunshine and join us here on the community owned and operated Observation Deck.
I applaud the steps taken by Ed FitzGerald and Matt Markling, and now ask their fellow members of boards, councils, and departments join with them in helping us create and maintain the Transparent City.
The doors have been opened, now join with us in getting the light on!
More People See Federal Government as Secretive; Nearly All Want to Know Where Candidates Stand on Transparency
Three-quarters of American adults view the federal government as secretive, and nearly nine in 10 say it's important to know presidential and congressional candidates' positions on open government when deciding who to vote for, according to a Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.
The survey shows a significant increase over the past three years in the percentage of Americans who believe the federal government is very or somewhat secretive, from 62 percent of those surveyed in 2006 to 74 percent in 2008.
The survey of 1,012 adults was commissioned by ASNE for Sunshine Week, a national initiative that encourages discussions about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Sunshine Week's 2008 Sunshine Campaign is a yearlong effort to have candidates for all level of office — from president to city council — discuss their positions on government access issues.
Half of respondents said government at the state level is secretive, while 44 percent viewed it as open. Nearly all interviewed, 92 percent, said open government is important to them in assessing candidates for state offices such as governor or attorney general. Those who see local government as secretive increased from 34 percent in 2007 to 40 percent in the 2008 survey. And 91 percent said the local candidate's position and record on open government are important to them in making a voting decision.
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