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Transparency in government helps to reassure taxpayers that their money is being put to good use. Here, we have collected data from schools, highway districts, cities, counties, the state government and other agencies so that you can learn first-hand how your precious tax dollars are spent. We hope you use this website to shine the light on government spending, resulting in greater efficiency, accountability and even the elimination of waste and unnecessary spending.

Where transparency exists citizens have less need to rely on their local newspaper, a zealous government gadfly or an independent annual audit to learn how taxpayer money is spent. Instead, the general public can review expenditures and judge for themselves whether government is using tax dollars appropriately. Today, we have the technology required to make even the most minuscule government spending available for public review over the Internet, just one or two mouse clicks away.

The public expects government to perform certain functions. Today, transparency is one of those functions – required and demanded – by taxpayers. Transparency is a recognized sign of good government.