CONFLICTS: Since we last wrote to you, a cascade of stories has shown that the President-Elect of the United States... View Article
Continue readingVice president elect: Mike Pence’s record on open government
(Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr) We didn’t elect Mike Pence president – but he’s one heartbeat away from the Oval Office,... View Article
Continue readingFundraising fallout: The tale of two campaigns
Donald Trump prevailed on Election Day, despite being outspent in local advertising by a ratio of 9-to-1 by Hillary Clinton.... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How to avoid becoming the most corrupt administration in history
DISCLOSURE ISN’T ENOUGH: The least transparent presidential nominee in modern history needs to take immediate steps to avoid becoming the... View Article
Continue readingA Trump presidency must be free of business entanglements
The least transparent presidential nominee in modern history needs to take immediate steps to avoid becoming the most corrupt president... View Article
Continue readingDonald Trump is not draining the swamp
One of Donald Trump's campaign promises was to "drain the swamp" in Washington. He's not off to a great start.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Do political finance regulations counter corruption?
Measuring high-level corruption and government favoritism has been the object of extensive scholarly and policy interest with relatively little progress in the last decade. See what these authors found in their most recent study.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Sunshine challenges at home and abroad
SUNLIGHT ABROAD: Stephen Larrick just returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he participated in the Open Government Partnership’s subnational meeting.... View Article
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Cape Coral’s small budget approach to open government
Through our partnership with What Works Cities, Cape Coral has been able to make significant progress on our strategic objective to achieve more transparency and provide access to open data to our community.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Transition in transition, transnational anti-bribery regime and what’s in Mike Pence’s emails
INFLUENCE ABROAD: As Richard Skinner explores on the blog today, a series of laws, regulatory reforms and the American business... View Article
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