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On to the Ohio Senate for HB 420, modeled after federal earmark legislation, which would require by 2009 that the Office of Budget and management come up with performance measures for state government, and also require the development of online databases of state real property and “state awards,” including contracts and other “financial assistance and expenditures.” As to best practice standards,

The standards, at a minimum, must address all the following areas: (1) budget and performance integration, (2) competitive sourcing, (3) E-government, (4) human capital, and (5) financial performance improvement. (R.C. 126.55(A). The Director of OBM must also establish performance measures to increase transparency and to ensure citizens and agencies have a better understanding of what is being accomplished.

This is more than sunshine; it’s nuclear fusion.

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