Center for Fiscal Accountability - - RSS http://www.fiscalaccountability.org en-us cfa@atr.org This is an RSS feed for CFA News On . Pelosi: "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=plosiinit Speaker Pelosi delivered this gem of a quote yesterday, showing us that proponents of government health are getting desperate as their window of opportunity is closing.  They have realized that the more people learn about the House and Senate bi Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:52:13 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=plosiinit Senate Unanimously Passes Coburn PAYGO Transparency Amendment http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=trFEcoburn Today, the Senate voted unanimously to pass Sen. Coburn’s PAYGO transparency amendment (#3358) to the Baucus substitute for the tax extenders bill, H.R. 4213. The amendment requires the Senate to disclose detailed expenditures information on t Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:25 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=trFEcoburn Really?!? If This is Transparency, Beware of Opacity http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=wa-tr-opac Last week, we highlighted the last-minute "public" hearing held by the Washington State legislature. Jason Mercier at the Washington Policy Center picked up on this gem of a quote from Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, who said, when aske Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:20:12 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=wa-tr-opac New Jersey Transparency Legislation Broadened to Encompass Localities http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=nj-tr-loca After Gov. Chris Christie prioritized transparency and signed an executive order which in essence was the Taxpayer Transparency Act sponsored by Sen. Joe Pennacchio, passing the legislation should be a no-brainer for the legislature, and indeed progr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:46:59 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=nj-tr-loca Illinois Medicaid Transparency Bill Advances http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=il-medicai A bill designed to give taxpayers and administrators a better idea how Medicaid resources are being used passed the Illinois House Medicaid Reform, Family & Children Services Committee yesterday.  While addressing patient privacy concerns b Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:51:56 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=il-medicai Small Step in Right Direction in NH Senate http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=nh-sntebil According to NewHampshireWatchdog.org, the New Hampshire State Senate has taken a step towards greater fiscal accountabiltiy by passing a bill requiring the online posting of state expenditures. SB 359 requires that the following information be disc Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:45:15 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=nh-sntebil And That's Exactly Why We Need Legislative Waiting Periods http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=legtranspw Our friends at the Washington Policy Center let us know about a "public" hearing on an income taxx increase bill that was scheduled for this afternoon.  Public hearings are good, you might say. But here's the rub: The hearing, schedul Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:21:19 -0500 http://www.fiscalaccountability.org/index.php?content=legtranspw