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Leading gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown need to show voters, by their own actions, that they are committed to transparency in government. Promises won’t cut it.
BY PETER SCHEER—As California voters begin the process of selecting the next Governor of the ungovernable Golden State, the leading candidates owe them a demonstration of their commitment to government transparency. All politicians are supportive of open-government “in principle;” the question is whether they are committed in practice. The best test for that is a candidate’s willingness, before an election, to disclose information about himself that is not legally required... [Read more]
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