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Ellen Perlman

Ellen Perlman

Former columnist

Ellen Perlman was a GOVERNING staff writer and technology columnist.

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Technology and Openness in an Obama Administration
President Barack Obama signed a memo last week on government transparency. Even before he has named a chief technology officer, he's directed that person ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Follow the "Recovery" Money
If you want to follow the stimulus package state by state, the Center for American Progress is one place to go. CAP released a map ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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The Dirt on Soil
We here at Governing (I'm a little ashamed to admit now) sometimes have made fun of the fact that states choose an official state ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Technology: My, How Times Have Changed...And Will Again.
Once upon a time, people were skeptical about governments wasting their time creating Web sites. Remember those days? Yeah, me neither. Now we have Web ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Twitter and Widgets and Blogs, Oh My
Many states have created their own versions of recovery.gov, the federal Web site that tells taxpayers where their economic stimulus dollars are going. But ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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This Small Town Ain't No Mayberry
Wait a minute. Topless coffee shops are allowed? Unless otherwise specified? I ask because a topless coffee shop opened in Vassalboro, Maine, and the only ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Babble and Waffle
The Brits aren't any better at avoiding government jargon than we are. Hence the list of 200 of words the Local Government Association would like ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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A Government "Unconference" Tackles Social Media
Gov2.0 camp was the most astounding example of the wisdom IN crowds I've ever witnessed. First thing in the morning on Friday, no one ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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More video from gov20camp
posted by Ellen Perlman I've added a second video to my post about Government 2.0 Camp (and a third below, as you can see). The ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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The 2016 Olympic Games Will Be Held in Ely, Minnesota
Ely, Minnesota, population nearing 4,000, is hoping to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Crews are starting now to drain Miners Lake to create the first in-ground Olympic ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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