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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
Featured Website: Transparency.CT.gov
On July 1, the state of Connecticut unveiled their official transparency portal, transparency.CT.gov. Thanks to the hard work of state legislators, citizens of the Constitution state now have unprecedented access to state financial documents, glimpsing the inner workings of government for the first time. Transparency.CT.gov was designed by the Office of Fiscal Analysis to be a comprehensive, single point of reference for taxpayers interested in knowing where their tax dollars are being spent. This new site contains detailed reports on state expenditures, a complete, searchable database of state employee compensation and pension packages, as well as both grant and contract databases. By opening the state ledger to public scrutiny, this new resource will give Connecticut’s citizens the information they need to hold lawmakers accountable for their spending policies.
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