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Snider, J.H., “Maryland’s Fake Open Government,” Washington Post, April 18, 2010, p. C5

Snider, J.H., “Maryland’s Fake Open Government,” Washington Post, April 18, 2010, p. C5

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Editorial, “Time for transparency: Our leaders in Annapolis could endear themselves to voters in an election year by making the workings of state government more open and accountable,” Baltimore Sun, January 3, 2010.

Editorial, “Time for transparency: Our leaders in Annapolis could endear themselves to voters in an election year by making the workings of state government more open and accountable,” Baltimore Sun, January 3, 2010.

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Snider, J. H., “The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency,” Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Spring 2009.

Abstract The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prevents legislators from infringing on the freedom of the press. But, of necessity, legislators have been granted monopoly control of legislative information systems, including parliamentary procedure and roll call votes. New information technology is revolutionizing the economics of legislative information systems. But elected officials have a conflict [...]

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