WHITHER OPEN GOV? Thousands of people are gathering in Paris for the annual Open Government Partnership Summit this week. The... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Paintering a picture of an ethical disaster in a Trump presidency
PAINTERING A PICTURE: Norm Eisen and Richard Painter, ethics counsels in the Obama and Bush White Houses, have been playing... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Why Trump’s conflicts of interest matter, the state of global lobbying disclosure, and no drone zones
DIVESTITURE: The Sunlight Foundation has been compiling a growing list of conflicts of interest for President-Elect Donald Trump. The New... View Article
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AM PEOTUS TWEETS: This morning, President-Elect Donald Trump used his Twitter account to comment on his global conflicts of interest... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Dispatches from Swamplandia
UNPRECEDENTED: While President-Elect Donald J. Trump would be far from the first wealthy president, he has unique conflicts of interest... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The best, most massive non-blind trust. Ever.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:: “Now, according to the law, see I figured there’s something where you put something in this... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Emoluments, fundraising fallout, and VP-Elect Pence’s record
CONFLICTS: Since we last wrote to you, a cascade of stories has shown that the President-Elect of the United States... 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 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 readingToday in OpenGov: Transitions, Trump, transparency
HOPES AND FEARS: The Data Coalition told Government Executive that they view the Trump win as a call for more open... View Article
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