Local, county, and state governments – as well as the federal government – already put a lot of valuable information online. But too much of it slips through cracks. That’s why Public Data Ferret is here to help. He’s got a nose for news and valuable public information resources, and he knows you’ve got limited time. The Ferret digs up the public’s business like nobody’s business. The focus is on public documents and data; drawn from handy informational tools hiding in dark corners of the Web. The end result: neutral, blogged synopses of public documents or tutorials about user-friendly online public-sector databases.

Ferret entries come in the form of quickly digestible write-ups in a standardized and spin-free format, always including links to original, government source materials. There’s also an emphasis on high-touch, easy access archiving – all the Ferret Finds are stored at a central archive on the Ferret home page, searchable by jurisidiction and/or topic.

The Ferret welcomes tips on important public documents – please include link and contact the Ferret’s Keeper, Matt Rosenberg, at matt (at) publiceyenorthwest (dot) org

More information on other ways to participate in the project is at the end of this page.