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May 20, 2008 by
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I stumbled across this transparency website called that was created by the It is dedicated to shining a light on the actions of the New Mexico Legislature …. and it is needed!!!
This site will allow anyone to look up and track pieces of legislation as well as allow them to contact their legislator. It appears that the Rio Grande staff is adding more and more information each day!
This easy to use site will be a great asset to the voters of New Mexico as they track the bills and votes in the legislature. I wish activists in every state had access to this excellent transparency tool.
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May 20, 2008 by
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I was cruising the net and ran across this impressive transparency website designed by the North Dakota Policy Council. It lays out the education spending for each school district in North Dakota in simple to understand graphs and language.
The website also allows anyone to compare school districts against each other in order to find the most efficient school district in the state.
Every education and limited government activist should have access to this type of information in their state.
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May 20, 2008 by
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I ran across this blog post this morning. It appears that it is business as usual in Chicago. I am thankful that the media is beginning to shine some light on corruption in Chicago City Government.
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I was shocked last night as I watched the local Chicago Fox News 10:00 PM news broadcast of a story of the continued abuse by elected officials in Chicago, Il. Fox News should be praised for having a reporter take the time to go through the mountain of misc. expenses of Chicago’s Aldermen and uncover the “questionable” expenses.
The highlights were $1500 for lawn care for one Alderman to the company of one of her poltical supporters; the paying of one Alderman’s subscription to the magazine of the Communist Party of the United States; and the hiring of of a magician for an event for the Alderman.
The news report points out that many of these expenses were paid without question.
If you would like to view the news report please .
The taxpayers of Chicago deserve better.
Stay tuned as the reporter promised to reveal the political expenses of Aldermen that were paid for with your tax dollars. I will bring you his report as soon as it is aired.
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May 19, 2008 by
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I have been browsing around state websites today to identify some shining examples of government transparency. One of the best is Oklahoma’s site, which details state spending in more ways than you can rope a cow. (Okay, I have no idea about cow roping, but I do know they have a Grade-A transparency website.)
The site details state appropriations, spending restrictions, details about the education lottery and rainy day fund, and even information on the Oklahoma budget process.
The only controversial portion seems to be the “Where does the state’s money come from?” section. It includes this : (click to enlarge)
One might argue that you could decode the chart categories by saying…
- “taxes and interest” = taxes
- “license/permit/tuition/fees” = taxes
- “federal grants” = redistributed taxes
- “assets held for others” = unclaimed property
Therefore, I think the page would be much more honest if there was a tagline to the chart that stated “OK government is 100% Taxpayer Funded.”
That issue aside, OpenBooks is a great example of how transparent government should be.
Homework: Ask your elected officials to match Oklahoma’s lust for spending disclosure. (If you’re from Oklahoma, see if you can get that tagline added for me.)
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May 19, 2008 by
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Increase public safety by hiring, training, and vetting more police officers Improve the city’s plans for redeveloping abandoned houses and demolishing blighted buildings Ensure code enforcement Get major recovery projects under way and put to use $411 million in grant money from the Louisiana Recovery Authority
Transparency with Tax Dollars: Git R Done!
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May 16, 2008 by
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The instituted the Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week (STOTW) Award in July 2007. This prestigious award goes to people who come under attack for filing open records requests.
This week’s STOTW Award winner is Kathy Barnes, a resident of Albertville, Alabama. Kathy had the audacity to request several records from Marshall County officials, including copies of citations issued by the county under its junk ordinance.
The blog has the story:
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Congratulations, Kathy Barnes- you are our weekly open records hero.
To see the 23 previous STOTW winners, go , and to nominate someone for the award, please go .
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May 16, 2008 by
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is a veteran transparency advocate and a senior policy advisor at the . Jacob’s column, order propecia, highlights a suspicious reaction from , a Thurston County commissioner, when she found out Washington state officials were checking on the transparency of local government. From the :
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Hey, if that’s what it was, so be it. Let’s have more of these sting operations.
The irony is that a draft report of the audit has just been released, and it seems Thurston County got an okay assessment. Not the best, not the worst. Middling. So why all the defensiveness?
Hmmm . . . seems mighty suspicious to me. Time for another audit?
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May 15, 2008 by
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Today’s Editorial weighs in on transparency bills in the Louisiana legislature. It asks Governor Jindal to support , the broader of the two measures under consideration.
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Then, it picks up a stick…
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Sunshine Review Blog to LA policymakers: Let the Sunshine in!
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May 14, 2008 by
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Louisiana campaigned on a promise to ease the way for greater government transparency. The is currently considering two bills in support of that effort. From the :
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I like transparency policy debate centered around the question of “how much” rather than “if”.
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May 12, 2008 by
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Welcome to the of the .
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This blog will contain a collection of news about government transparency, openness and accountability at the state and local level.
Please keep an eye on our as well as our for updates.