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In today's edition, the CFPB asks for public feedback on its consumer complaint process, the White House and the EPA team up to block an important report on water contamination, California's approach to data transparency, calls for a crackdown on money laundering in the EU, and more.

In today's edition, we ask a favor and check in on open government progress, AT&T drops its top lobbyist, a former New York State power broker gets convicted, Turkish citizens organize over hashtags, and more. 

In today's edition, FEC commissioner's expiration dates, Mike Pompeo's public relations approach, the power of open data for local economies, whistleblower rights in Europe, and more. 

In today's edition, we ask 24 federal agencies about their plans for open government and aren't impressed by the answers, the GAO agrees to probe fake comments to the FCC, the UK government forms a unit to fight fake news, Boston loses its CIO, and more. 

Before we dig into a weekend's worth of open government news, a quick reminder: On Thursday, December 14 we will be joining with Global Integrity, the Open Gov Hub, and Transparency International to launch the new Defending Democracy: Lessons From Around the World program.

In today's edition, how a Trump-branded project in Panama became a money laundering machine, who signed on to cosponsor the Honest Ads Act, how open city data can help promote justice, what a corruption scandal means for upcoming elections in Costa Rica, and more.  

In today's edition, you can become a citizen cosponsor of the HONEST Ads Act, WikiLeaks might cause more trouble for the extended Trump family, Colorado Springs is looking for feedback on its open data policy, journalism is risky in Thailand, and more. 

To start your morning off right, we recommend taking a look at our Ten Principles for Opening Up Government Information, which are newly updated with links to OpenGovData.org, our open data policy resources, and much more.  Elsewhere in today's edition, Jeff Sessions talks to the House Judiciary Committee, ProPublica unearths potential conflicts at the USDA, we join 108 other organizations in support of open data and evidence-based policymaking, Kenya's democracy hangs in the balance, and more.

In today's edition, the Kansas City Star investigates Kansas' state of secrecy, WikiLeaks slides into Donald Trump Jr.'s DMs, Facebook asks for flexibility in political ad transparency, and more.