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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
Newly Inaugurated Gov. Christie Makes Transparency One of His First Orders of Business
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:43 PM
Gov. Chris Christie made spending transparency one of his first priorities upon assuming office by signing an executive order to create a searchable online database for government expenditures. In doing so, the governor adopted the "Transparency in Government Act" sponsored by Sen. Joe Pennacchio and long supported by CFA as an executive order.
While the Corzine administration launched a severely limited transparency website on its way out earlier this month, the executive order promises to provide New Jersey taxpayers a greater level of transparency and will likely make it easier for the legislature to pass the Transparency in Government Act statutorily.
The fact that this was one of Gov. Christie's first orders of business makes us hopeful that this was just one of many steps towards greater accountability in New Jersey, something the Garden State sorely needs.
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