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January 7, 2009 by
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I’ve been a little delinquent in showcasing some of the newly launched transparency websites and projects. Here are a few that caught my attention:
In Salt Lake City, Utah, Mayor Ralph Becker just announced the “Greater Transparency for a Collaborative Government Initiative” that they hope will allow greater input and collaboration between the city and its residents. Officials offered a and are soliciting advice from the public via this website:
launched recently, and includes a searchable database of expenditures, including salary and travel, professional services, financial reports, and program reviews.
Washington state released their site early last month. Citizens can find state expenditures by fund or account; expenditures by agency, program, and subprogram; state revenues by source; state expenditures by budget object and subobject; and state agency workloads, caseloads, and performance measurements. The has asked the state to continue to build on its momentum by establishing a that would allow citizens to better view how their tax dollars are used and raised, including tax rates and burdens.
I’ll add more as I find them.
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August 27, 2008 by
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‘s Secretary of State, Karen Handel, announced the launch of the this week. Although it currently only hosts the Georgia Secretary of State’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget, Secretary Handel’s campaign and personal finance disclosures, and the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office Ethics Policy, Secretary Handel promises to include expenditures very soon. Let’s hope they will be in a searchable database format.
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May 29, 2008 by
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brings us another edition of the Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week.
Augusta, Georgia’s purchasing department needs a little sunshine, and Robert Mullins wants to be the guy to open the blinds. The problem? He’s not receiving his FOIA’ed information as soon as required by law. In fact, Mullins had to sue the city and Geri Sams, the Augusta Procurement Officer, in order to have a chance at ever seeing the information he requested.
Apparently, he’s not the only one with difficulty getting access to public records- the Augusta Chronical joined the lawsuit. The Chronical had .
Congratulations, Robert Mullins, on your award. When you finally receive that information you requested, please, let us know if you discover the reason Ms. Sams refused to just follow the law.