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
As in previous legislative sessions, we're tracking spending transparency bills and related bills around the country. Here is a preliminary list of legislation making its way through various state legislatures. If you know of any that we're missing, please let us know. We'll be updating and adding to the information on a regular basis.
Click here to view the memo.

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