Excellent investigation, Nick.
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
September 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Excellent investigation, Nick.
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
In March 2025, I put in an FOI request: Segal's secret US trip.
The request was denied, but I did get 70 pages of completely redacted docs.
A question was asked at a subsequent Senate Estimates.
Last week Tony Bourke lodged a Public Interest Immunity claim
#transparencyfail
The request was denied, but I did get 70 pages of completely redacted docs.
A question was asked at a subsequent Senate Estimates.
Last week Tony Bourke lodged a Public Interest Immunity claim
#transparencyfail
June 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
In March 2025, I put in an FOI request: Segal's secret US trip.
The request was denied, but I did get 70 pages of completely redacted docs.
A question was asked at a subsequent Senate Estimates.
Last week Tony Bourke lodged a Public Interest Immunity claim
#transparencyfail
The request was denied, but I did get 70 pages of completely redacted docs.
A question was asked at a subsequent Senate Estimates.
Last week Tony Bourke lodged a Public Interest Immunity claim
#transparencyfail
Yesterday the @greens.org.au voted with the Government to exempt the new Australian Centre for Disease Control from #FOI in relation to ‘protected information’ (which is defined in the Act as ‘Big Pharma’ information). #TransparencyFail #auspol
Remember Scott Morrison's secrecy around COVID-19?
This week the Senate is considering a Bill to establish an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). @albomp.bsky.social is proposing to exempt the CDC from #FOI. #SecrecyAddiction! 1/2 #auspol
This week the Senate is considering a Bill to establish an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). @albomp.bsky.social is proposing to exempt the CDC from #FOI. #SecrecyAddiction! 1/2 #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Yesterday the @greens.org.au voted with the Government to exempt the new Australian Centre for Disease Control from #FOI in relation to ‘protected information’ (which is defined in the Act as ‘Big Pharma’ information). #TransparencyFail #auspol
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395889
St. Louis Mayor Spencer doesn’t do Transparency or public safety or most things important to residents very well. Opacity, corporate welfare, and data centers are her legacy.
St. Louis Mayor Spencer doesn’t do Transparency or public safety or most things important to residents very well. Opacity, corporate welfare, and data centers are her legacy.
Today at 3 p.m. Zoom
City of St. Louis LCRA board meeting
tinyurl.com/v74dptcx
SLDC staff will be serving up another round of Promised Future Revenue Mocktails.
Under the Spencer administration, the previous practice of including most project financials in the #LCRAstl board packet has fallen off.
City of St. Louis LCRA board meeting
tinyurl.com/v74dptcx
SLDC staff will be serving up another round of Promised Future Revenue Mocktails.
Under the Spencer administration, the previous practice of including most project financials in the #LCRAstl board packet has fallen off.
September 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395889
St. Louis Mayor Spencer doesn’t do Transparency or public safety or most things important to residents very well. Opacity, corporate welfare, and data centers are her legacy.
St. Louis Mayor Spencer doesn’t do Transparency or public safety or most things important to residents very well. Opacity, corporate welfare, and data centers are her legacy.
Still missing. It's all missing now #transparencyfail
March 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Still missing. It's all missing now #transparencyfail
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395892
I have this nagging feeling they will figure out a way to spend more ARPA money on Downtown St. Louis.
Eliminating Board of Estimate & Apportionment rubberstamp step is one fix for some spending issues. There's no checks and balances there anyway.
I have this nagging feeling they will figure out a way to spend more ARPA money on Downtown St. Louis.
Eliminating Board of Estimate & Apportionment rubberstamp step is one fix for some spending issues. There's no checks and balances there anyway.
I don't like Maxwell's increasingly gotcha tone, but you probably should be pestering your alder repeatedly about spending down the last of ARPA $$. Aldridge complaining about OVP disbursement being a heavy lift is unconvincing. We need it. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
www.ksdk.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395892
I have this nagging feeling they will figure out a way to spend more ARPA money on Downtown St. Louis.
Eliminating Board of Estimate & Apportionment rubberstamp step is one fix for some spending issues. There's no checks and balances there anyway.
I have this nagging feeling they will figure out a way to spend more ARPA money on Downtown St. Louis.
Eliminating Board of Estimate & Apportionment rubberstamp step is one fix for some spending issues. There's no checks and balances there anyway.
Hey, St. Louisans, make sure to follow @gconnolly314.bsky.social for info on Armory Data Center and other #TransparencyFail + #DeadbeatDeveloper concerns
February 19, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Hey, St. Louisans, make sure to follow @gconnolly314.bsky.social for info on Armory Data Center and other #TransparencyFail + #DeadbeatDeveloper concerns
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., the Board of Adjustment entered a closed session.
However the correct statutory procedure under #MOsunshine law was not followed. The closed session, which lasted about 25 minutes, was therefore illegal.
#ArmoryDataCenter #TransparencyFail
However the correct statutory procedure under #MOsunshine law was not followed. The closed session, which lasted about 25 minutes, was therefore illegal.
#ArmoryDataCenter #TransparencyFail
July 30, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., the Board of Adjustment entered a closed session.
However the correct statutory procedure under #MOsunshine law was not followed. The closed session, which lasted about 25 minutes, was therefore illegal.
#ArmoryDataCenter #TransparencyFail
However the correct statutory procedure under #MOsunshine law was not followed. The closed session, which lasted about 25 minutes, was therefore illegal.
#ArmoryDataCenter #TransparencyFail
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395492
The first full session meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen starts at 11 a.m.
City Hall & YouTube live-stream.
Calendar notice does not include a 🔗 to the agenda, which can be found here: www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...
#STLBOA
City Hall & YouTube live-stream.
Calendar notice does not include a 🔗 to the agenda, which can be found here: www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...
#STLBOA
April 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395492
September 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Is that why the police were outside data center regulations hearing? To protect #TransparencyFail data center marketing employees masquerading as general public.
May 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Is that why the police were outside data center regulations hearing? To protect #TransparencyFail data center marketing employees masquerading as general public.
Hey, St. Louisans interested in #DataCenter #TransparencyFail
New from me for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social —
Edwardsville officials assured residents on Facebook the city had ‘no formal proposal’ for a data center, but city emails tell a fuller story
illinoisanswers.org/2026/02/21/e...
Story also available at theintelligencer.com
Edwardsville officials assured residents on Facebook the city had ‘no formal proposal’ for a data center, but city emails tell a fuller story
illinoisanswers.org/2026/02/21/e...
Story also available at theintelligencer.com
Edwardsville Officials Assured Residents on Facebook The City Had ‘No Formal Proposal’ For a Data Center — But City Emails Tell a Fuller Story
The massive facilities are a hot topic in the Metro East, as a developer, Cloverleaf, eyes three towns as possible sites. Dozens of emails obtained by Illinois Answers Project show detailed discussion...
illinoisanswers.org
February 23, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Hey, St. Louisans interested in #DataCenter #TransparencyFail
$1,740 to fulfill a Sunshine request in Emporia. That's St. Louis City style #TransparencyFail.
August 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
$1,740 to fulfill a Sunshine request in Emporia. That's St. Louis City style #TransparencyFail.
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395890
The Spencer Administration is getting worse and worse on transparency. St. Louis deserves better. It's pathetic the way St. Louis Alders don't care.
The Spencer Administration is getting worse and worse on transparency. St. Louis deserves better. It's pathetic the way St. Louis Alders don't care.
Mayor Spencer on IG
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
September 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395890
The Spencer Administration is getting worse and worse on transparency. St. Louis deserves better. It's pathetic the way St. Louis Alders don't care.
The Spencer Administration is getting worse and worse on transparency. St. Louis deserves better. It's pathetic the way St. Louis Alders don't care.
Today marks four weeks since the second of two #developerpropaganda town hall meetings for the first data center in the #ArmoryTIF district. (Site: #500Prospect)
Has anyone heard from consultant Steadfast City, which ran the Oct. 9 & 13 meetings?
Has anyone heard from consultant Steadfast City, which ran the Oct. 9 & 13 meetings?
Today marks four weeks since the first of two #developerpropaganda town hall meetings for the first data center in the #ArmoryTIF district.
Consultant Steadfast City ran the Oct. 9 & 13 meetings, which featured “subject matter experts.”
Why haven’t the promised answers been provided to attendees?
Consultant Steadfast City ran the Oct. 9 & 13 meetings, which featured “subject matter experts.”
Why haven’t the promised answers been provided to attendees?
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
South Grand CID is one of the many special taxing districts that quit posting meeting notices with agendas to St. Louis City's Public Meetings Calendar after Mayor Spencer was elected.
It's not just a humanity fail, it's a #TransparencyFail.
It's not just a humanity fail, it's a #TransparencyFail.
Many citizens and business owners on South Grand #stl are not happy with the edict/directive from CID director Rachel Witt to deny water to the unhoused, Witt says owners should call the police instead. It’s been averaging over 90° in St Louis for several weeks and this is her response. Pathetic.
September 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
South Grand CID is one of the many special taxing districts that quit posting meeting notices with agendas to St. Louis City's Public Meetings Calendar after Mayor Spencer was elected.
It's not just a humanity fail, it's a #TransparencyFail.
It's not just a humanity fail, it's a #TransparencyFail.
Sure would be nice if that sort of information were included in the posted Board of Adjustment meeting materials.
#transparencyfail #STL
#transparencyfail #STL
March 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Sure would be nice if that sort of information were included in the posted Board of Adjustment meeting materials.
#transparencyfail #STL
#transparencyfail #STL
#TransparencyFail Kansas Edition
Latest story in our weeklong series looks at ways the Legislature avoids public input: Last-minute hearings. Taking action on bills not on the agenda. Using gut-and-go. Declare an "emergency" | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social
kansasreflector.com/2026/04/16/b...
kansasreflector.com/2026/04/16/b...
‘Brazen offenses’: Kansas lawmakers undermine public input in legislative process • Kansas Reflector
Republican leaders in the Legislature this year repeatedly ignored traditional legislative practices designed to solicit public input, taking away Kansans’ opportunities to be heard.
kansasreflector.com
April 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#TransparencyFail Kansas Edition
Guaranteed to be a #TransparencyFail
Hansen promised that the new district, to be known as the Midtown Public Infrastructure Redevelopment District, would operate transparently & have public meetings.
"This is going to be a fully transparent, open-book process"
😆😆😆
City of St. Louis TIF Commission meets March 11 at 8:30 a.m. See ALTs.
"This is going to be a fully transparent, open-book process"
😆😆😆
City of St. Louis TIF Commission meets March 11 at 8:30 a.m. See ALTs.
March 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Guaranteed to be a #TransparencyFail
Today at noon.
The hearing officer for the City of St. Louis Industrial Development Authority will conduct a Sham Public Hearing by 📞 ONLY.
The #IDAstl board members will not be present.
The hearing will not be recorded by @developstlouis.bsky.social or @stlpartnership.bsky.social
#SunshineFail
The hearing officer for the City of St. Louis Industrial Development Authority will conduct a Sham Public Hearing by 📞 ONLY.
The #IDAstl board members will not be present.
The hearing will not be recorded by @developstlouis.bsky.social or @stlpartnership.bsky.social
#SunshineFail
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395476
Not-so-open government update: I’m still waiting for #SunshineSTL requests to be fulfilled for recent tax breaks.
Applications/data for financial analysis:
➡️ #BB161 Anheuser Busch (see images)
➡️ #BB166 Anders CPA.
I suspect the dates for response records will be pushed back yet again.
#OpaCITYstl
Applications/data for financial analysis:
➡️ #BB161 Anheuser Busch (see images)
➡️ #BB166 Anders CPA.
I suspect the dates for response records will be pushed back yet again.
#OpaCITYstl
March 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395476
Unfortunately, most of those funds are #TransparencyFail taxing districts that do not post Meeting Notices & Agendas to City Public Meeting Calendar or post monthly financials.
November 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Unfortunately, most of those funds are #TransparencyFail taxing districts that do not post Meeting Notices & Agendas to City Public Meeting Calendar or post monthly financials.
#TransparencyFail Trump Family & Friends Grift Edition
I'm not sure that even I, a transparency nut, could flawlessly follow this policy: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#TransparencyFail Trump Family & Friends Grift Edition
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395792
Her office told me that getting a comment from Spencer would be hard since she was traveling. She was part of the STL delegation on British Airways' inaugural RT flight to London.
Yet, she had time to check in with STL Mag and share thoughts about her art museum visit
Yet, she had time to check in with STL Mag and share thoughts about her art museum visit
April 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395792