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MuckRock and NYU researchers collaborate to help journalists tap AI to tackle growing document releases
In collaboration with MuckRock, NYU Professor of Journalism and Emmy Award-Winning reporter Hilke Schellmann and NYU Senior Research Scientist and Tandon Faculty Member Mona Sloane have been awarded $200,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to bring an innovative AI tool to under-resourced newsrooms to significantly scale up their investigative capacity and democratize access to FOIA records.

FOIA 101: FOIA and federal grants
For the federal government, grants can be a good way to impact state and municipal policies, purchases, and priorities and for the public, great ways to learn more about how federal financial influence is playing out.

What’s the smart city future like in Wisconsin?
Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, Racine, Wisconsin lays claim to inventing the hairdryer and garbage disposal. With Milwaukee to its north and Chicago to its south, the town is tapping into that legacy as the first municipality with fewer than 100,000 residents to be chosen for the Smart Cities Readiness Challenge.

We’re hiring: Come use transparency, journalism and technology to strengthen our democracy
Over the past decade, MuckRock has grown from a simple records request tool to a network of open source platforms that help journalists, researchers, and the public better understand how the world around them works. Help define our next ten years with one of two positions we’ll be hiring for in the coming months.

Tennessee fast tracks data on economic development grants …
The state of Tennessee has taken a small step toward more transparency on the incentives it offers businesses to locate or expand in the state.
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City Council notes used during discussion of DHS grant fund acceptance for police
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Seattle City Council of Seattle, WA
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Lorraine A Valente sent this request to the Manalapan Police Department of Manalapan, NJ
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Helena J. Csorba sent this request to the Borough of Etna of Etna, PA
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Seattle RFP DIT-2996 FY-2008 Port Security Grant Special Terms and Conditions
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services of Seattle, WA