Spending Transparency Resources
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ATR WEIGHING IN ON 2008 EFFORTS

GENERAL

Comparison of State Spending Transparency Measures 2007/2008

Brief Overview on 2007/2008 State Level Successes

Map of 2007/2008 State Level Successes (legislative and gubernatorial)

State Level Successes 2007/2008 (legislative, gubernatorial, and state constitutional)

Letters

Letter Co-Signed by Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader and Taxpayer Advocate Grover Norquist Urging Governors to Emulate Federal Transparency Legislation

Letter Co-Signed by Sponsors of Spending Transparency Legislation Urging Peers to Pass Similar Bills

Letter from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Outlining Texas Transparency Efforts

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Articles

Budget & Tax News Article by ATR's Sandra Fabry:
South Carolina Governor Wins Broad Support for Spending Transparency Order (February 2008 Issue)

Budget & Tax News Article by ATR's Sandra Fabry:
Feds Launch Spending Transparency Web Site (March 2008 Issue)

Budget & Tax News Article by ATR's Sandra Fabry:
Alaska Is Latest of Several States to Post Government Spending Online (April 2008 Issue)

Financial Times article by Grover Norquist:
Accountable Transparency is the new democracy

Philadelphia Enquirer:
Back Channels: Spending transparency: Pa., N.J. should see the light

Weekly Standard:
Google Government Gone Viral

James Madison Institute Policy Paper by ATR's Sandra Fabry:
Transparency In Government Spending: An Idea Whose Time Has Come for Florida

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ATR state-by-state materials

ALASKA

2/20/08 Letter in Support of Alaska SB 201, the Open Government Act

1/31/08 Letter to Alaska Legislators Urging Support For SB 201, the Open Government Act

CALIFORNIA

4/4/08 Americans for Tax Reform Letter to California Legislators Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation

3/18/08 Americans for Tax Reform Letter to California Legislators Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation

DELAWARE

4/23/08 Letter to Delaware Legislators Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation in House Education Committee

4/23/08 Letter to Delaware Legislators Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation in State Affairs Committee

FLORIDA

4/01/08 James Madison Institute Policy Paper by Sandra Fabry: Transparency In Government Spending: An Idea Whose Time Has Come for Florida

3/26/08 Americans for Tax Reform Letter to Florida Legislators in Support of Spending Transparency Legislation

2/21/08 Statement by Grover Norquist before the Florida Senate Tax and Finance Committee Urging Support for Efforts to Increase Transparency in Government Spending

2/21/08 Advocates of Florida Spending Transparency Hold Press Conference

1/8/08 Letter to Florida Legislators In Support of Spending Transparency Legislation

GEORGIA

5/8/08 Letter to Gov. Perdue Urging Him to Sign HB 300, Spending Transparency Legislation

3/18/08 Letter to Georgia Representatives Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation

2/19/08 Letter in Support of Georgia HB 300, Creating a Single Searchable Website for Government Expenditures

KANSAS

3/3/08 Kansans “KanView” Where Their Tax Dollars Go

KENTUCKY

6/10/08 Press Release: Check It Out Kentucky!

3/7/08 Letter to Kentucky Legislators Urging them to Prioritize Spending Transparency

1/28/08 Kentucky State Representative Jim DeCesare Named Friend of the Taxpayer for his Spending Transparency Efforts

LOUISIANA

1/21/08 Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Named Friend Of The Taxpayer For His Spending Transparency Efforts

MARYLAND

3/19/08 State Govt. Affairs Manager Sandra Fabry Submits Testimony on SB 819, the Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

2/6/08 Testimony in Support of HB 358, the Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

NEW YORK

6/18/08 Open Book New York Sheds Light on State Spending

OHIO

5/7/08 Ohio House of Representatives: "Let's Shed Some Light on Government Finances!"

5/6/08 Letter to Ohio Legislators Urging Support for H.B. 420, Spending Transparency Legislation

1/31/08 State Govt. Affairs Manager Sandra Fabry Testifies in Support of Ohio H.B. 420, Creating a Single Searchable Website for Government Expenditures

SOUTH CAROLINA

3/3/08 Sunshine and Palm Trees, Who Can Resist this Combination? Palmetto State Governor lets the Sun Shine in on Government Spending

UTAH

3/10/08 Utah Taxpayers Only One Step Away From Greater Accountability

1/14/08 Letter to Utah Legislators Urging Support for Spending Transparency Legislation

1/14/08 Utah State Senator Wayne Niederhauser Named Friend Of The Taxpayer For His Spending Transparency Efforts

WASHINGTON

3/13/08 Clear Skies Ahead for Washington State Taxpayers

WISCONSIN

3/7/08 Spending Transparency Arrives in the Badger State

2/5/08 Taxpayer Group Applauds “Launch of Government Accountability in Spending Project” in Wisconsin

VIRGINIA

1/28/08 Virginia: Pro-Taxpayer Lawmakers Champion Spending Transparency

For more information contact Sandra Fabry, state government affairs manager, at sfabry@atr.org

ATR is a founding member of www.ShowMeTheSpending.org, a coalition website dedicated to promoting transparency in government spending.