Theme page
Public information and transparency
What the public can see about how decisions get made.
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- Events in this demo
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- States with an event
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- Categories in this theme
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- Most in one year
2008–2024
Sample data
Of 50
Sample data
Of 33 overall
In 2020
Sample data
Over time
The shape of this theme
Events coded to public information and transparency across 17 years and 48 states. On the finished site this curve is what a reader checks before asking whether their own state is unusual.
Synthetic counts. The shape carries no claim about this theme.
Categories
What rolls up to this theme
- Open meeting notice non-compliance64
- Public data collection discontinued59
- Public records law narrowing56
Where
States with the most
Sample counts, not a ranking of states.
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How it is coded
What qualifies an event for this theme, and how coders decide between neighbouring categories.
Read the methodology