Ohio Governor-elect (R) is not shy about explaining why he’ll post resumes of public job candidates: .

Kasich solicited resumes for 4,700 state government jobs, including some high-ranking positions.

He feels that the fact that the hiring process will be public will prevent him from filling all of those jobs. “Why have I felt strongly about this?” Kasich asked reporters. “Well, let me tell you why. When a person applies for another job, it doesn’t make their current employer happy.” He continued:

“Maybe the people that demand all of this openness ought to think about how they want their kids treated. Do they want their kids to be jeopardized because they’re trying to improve themselves and look for another job?”

Kasich was originally arguing that because an external, non-government organization was keeping the resumes, they did not fall under the . But after talking with his lawyer, Kasich realized that it was a fight he was going to lose and has decided to make the resumes public.

The Cincinnati City County held a closed door meeting last week to discuss important spending motions. The process is being described as “.”

One newspaper is taking matters into its own hands. The Enquirer is suing Mayor Mark Mallory and the City Council, to pass allocations for the $20 million a year in casino revenues set to start in 2013.

Apparently, Mayor Mallory has been conducting “round robin”, meeting with small groups of council members to avoid the formal label of “meeting,” which would make the get-togethers public records under the law.

This isn’t the only case of closed meetings in Cincinatti. Other important funding allocations have been decided at .

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The of Ohio continues its call for transparency, asking 1,400 candidates for office to sign their transparency pledge. The meat of the cites specific objectives for transparency in every level of government.

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Check out Buckeye’s to see the candidates vowing to show you how they spend your money.

A while back, I wrote a taking a stand on transparency with tax dollars, so it didn’t surprise me when I started seeing down-ballot campaigns begin to use open government as a key plank in their platforms. I thought I would begin to randomly post the ideas from campaigns as I come across them. Please note that the posting has nothing to do with party or support from me or the , but merely should serve as an example of some of the ideas being batted about this election season.

, Independent for Ohio Attorney General, was the first AG candidate to sign Buckeye’s . Owens is discussing the need for more openness in state contracts.

Side Note: You can hear my podcast interview discussing Buckeye’s new Transparency Center with Mike Maurer .

Colorado’s race for Eagle County Commissioner has at least one candidate addressing the need for transparency. printed a letter to the editor from Debbie Buckley that stated the following:

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Transparency: Less taxpayer dollars spent, More taxpayer faith in government.

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Ohio’s launched its Center for Transparent and Accountable Government this week. Former reporter Mike Maurer will gather and publish budgets, contracts, information on how to access to public records, and other data to show Ohio taxpayers where their money is being spent.

The Center’s two key components are a transparency wiki called , and a candidate transparency pledge. Buckeye’s press release states:

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More information can be found at , , , and .

Personal responsibility transparency. Catchy, eh? Phil Kidd, Downtown Director of Events and Special Projects for the city of Youngstown, OH, has taken matters into his own bloggy hands and has been tracking his taxpayer-paid time online .

I hope this spurs a movement for more transparency from individual government employees and agencies. More transparency, less corruption. Thanks for setting the example, Mr. Kidd.

Another leader in Ohio’s transparency movement:

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Here’s my transparency weekend round-up:

online propecia: The bill I mentioned became law last week with Gov. Jodi Rell’s signature on the steps of the Capitol, where she took her oath of office. The legislation allowing a judge to reduce or revoke the pension of a corrupt public official will go into effect October 1. More from

online propecia: The Buckeye Institute released a with Americans for Prosperity’s Jack Boyle that discusses transparency and fiscal restraint.

online propecia: Legislation advanced in the Senate to require all taxpayer-funded advertising to include the dislaimer “Paid for with Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars.” Read more .

online propecia: Indicted Congressman William Jefferson defies ethics advocates by for re-election.

Hope you’re looking forward to another great week of transparency reporting.