Transparency of Government by State

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Submitted by Zion on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 05:59

Types of Transparency Services

States continue to introduce online services that expand government transparency.
Current types of transparency solutions include:

Stimulus & recovery tracking
tools:

Online services that track the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 spending
by state, agency, category, and recipient.
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Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina Oklahoma

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

State checkbooks:
These interactive and searchable online databases display state revenues and expenses

by fiscal year.
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Open books:
An expanded view of state financials that includes a description of the budgeting
process, appropriation information, annual and monthly spending by agency, and types

of expenses – including employee salaries.
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Campaign finance & lobbying disclosure:

A searchable service that shows campaign finance contributions and gifts reported by elected officials and registered lobbyists
during a given reporting period.
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Budget allocation tools:
Interactive solutions that allow citizens to view the state’s current budget, adjust

spending levels by buckets, and submit recommendations to the governor’s office.

See services...