All states are getting better at financial transparency, but some, like California, lag behind their counterparts. A sixth annual report on government spending transparency conducted by consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG – called Following the Money 2015 – analyzed and ranked the 50 states in their efforts to show the public how they’re spending money. California, home […]
New Report Ranks All Fifty States on Government Spending Transparency – U.S. PIRG
Government spending transparency is improving, but many states still lag far behind, according to “Following the Money 2015: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the sixth annual report of its kind by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. Some states have improved their spending transparency web […]
Florida Court Charges Non-Profit News Org $132K For Public Records – FCIR
A news organization seeking information about foreclosure policies in Florida got slammed with a prohibitively high fee for its public records request. According to the Center For Public Integrity: When the Center for Public Integrity last summer requested records from Florida’s 17th judicial circuit regarding the procedures and policies surrounding foreclosure cases, officials were more than happy to comply — […]
