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On the Records: Sunrise?

by Matt Stiles
February 8, 2010  |  1

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We've learned more about Comptroller Susan Combs' ideas for opening up more of her agency's data, as she announced at last week's TribLive event.

Here's a breakdown of the plans, according to Combs spokesman Allen Spelce:

• Placing responses to common open-records requests on a public server free for anyone to download

• Expanding the "Where The Money Goes" feature, which allows users to search for state spending

• Making as many as 15 new raw data sets, in text and Microsoft Excel formats, available and free to download

Spelce said the agency has set a goal of having ...

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  • EHascal wrote on 2/8/2010 1:17 p.m.

    Good job, TT! Keep pushing for more data and transparency.