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Two Additional MI School Districts to Post Check Register Online
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:22 AM
While statewide spending transparency legislation in Michigan remains stuck in committee, some progress is being made at the local level. Elected officials in Clinton Township and two of the town's school districts have decided to begin posting their check registers online. Says Township Trustee Dan Pearl:
There's no reason not to do it. It's important to let people see where their tax dollars are going. I haven't had any residents asking for it, we just felt it was the right thing to do.
We agree, and would like to see more of this sentiment reflected at the state level in Michigan.
So far, Attorney General Mike Cox and Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land are the only state-wide office holders to post information on their offices' expenditures online, although some legislative offices are now also beginning to lead by example and are starting to post their offices' expenditures online.
However, as Ken Braun at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy points out, Michigan still has a long way to go before its government spending is truly transparent and accountable.
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