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City Releases Some Requested Data about Lobbyists and City Council

City Releases Some Requested Data about Lobbyists and City Council

Feb 25, 2018 •

Last week, Austin City Clerk Jannette Goodall and other city officials met with Open Austin and the Austin Tech Alliance about two datasets requested in the joint OA/ATA 2018 advocacy agenda: lobbyist activity reports and city council meeting records. Lobbyist Activity Reports In the past, several Open Austin members have made efforts to create research tools about lobbying, but they found it difficult because f... Read more

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