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ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN

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Question: Which state has the highest percentage of high school graduates? Answer: Wyoming, where 91.7% of people over 25 having graduated from high school.

Information about America’s society and condition can be easily accessed through data sites that collect government data and organise it.

But, this access could be coming to an end.

The US Congress is proposing a budget cut that would reduce the budget from an annual $34 million-- to a mere $2 million.

VIVEK KUNDRA, U.S CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER: “The healthiest democracies flourish when the way government works is open and transparent. Data.gov is a platform that is going to democratise data that taxpayers have already paid for.”

There has been a public outcry that democracy in the U.S. could be in danger - due to cuts to sites like Data.gov.  The Sunlight Foundation, an organization that promotes government transparency argues in an open letter to Congress...

 “An open and accountable government is a prerequisite for democracy. Keeping these programs alive would cost a mere pittance when compared to the value of bringing the federal government into the sunlight. As you consider the budget for the remainder of this year, please sustain funding for these vital transparency programs.”

Government transparency and accountability isn’t the only worry with cutbacks to these sources of information. A writer for GOOD says the sites also play a vital role in educating the American people.

The site quotes the executive director of the American Library Association’s Washington office, who says,

“They don’t understand the folly of these small cuts that aren’t going to really accomplish anything as far as the budget goes, but will have a real-life negative impact in just those sectors the administration and the Congress say they care about: Education and small business.”

Don’t be too scared though. A blogger for The Guardian says maybe not all - but most of the info will still be available through other services.

“The good news is that even if Data.gov does go down, many government agencies will continue to publish data. A quick Google will most likely lead you directly to one of them.”

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