an effort to create searchable online databases for government expenditures
a tool to highlight the hypocrisy of tax hikers
Constitutional or statutory requirement to rein in growth of revenues end expenditures
a commitment made by elected officials and candidates for elected office never to raise taxes
Raising the bar for tax increases
Requiring a cool-off period for all bills with a fiscal impact
pork-barrel spending - the broken windows of the budget
We are pleased that Governor John Lynch has recently launched New Hampshire's first transparency website. This is an important step in allowing taxpayers to access vital government expenditure information. The new site includes federal stimulus spending, state contract information and monthly expenditure reports. We look forward to the addition of more information as well as improvements that will make the site more user-friendly - currently the data is only available in large excel and pdf files. Governor Lynch has promised that the site will be expanded to include more information in the coming months. We look forward to learning more about how taxpayer dollars are being spent in NH! Check out the new transparency website and let us know what you think!

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