Save the date: Sunshine Breakfast is March 14, 2025

Written By Peggy Watt

The Washington Coalition for Open Government will host its annual Sunshine Breakfast and Awards event at a new site: the Embassy Suites in Bellevue. It is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025.

We will again recognize outstanding contributions to open government with our annual awards. Information about nominations will also be released soon. Read about the awards and previous years’ recipients:

  • Toby Nixon Award (formerly the Madison Award) for outstanding, longtime service in promoting open government

  • James Andersen Award for extraordinary effort to advance the work of WashCOG

  • Kenneth F. Bunting Award recognizing journalists and media outlets for putting Washington’s access laws to work in ways that inform and educate the public.

Tickets will cost $50 each; additional information and reservations will be available on our site soon.

Peggy Watt
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