Accountability and Public Spending

south-carolina-school-spendingRecently there has been a trend towards increasing accountability and transparency in the government spending of public money.  Citizens are demanding more information from local, state and the national government about how public tax dollars are being spent.

A New American City article documents some of the most recent developments in transparency in government spending, not just throughout the United States, but internationally as well.  From New York City to the Philippines, people are demanding the right to open records and are looking for new methods of keeping an eye on the destination of their tax dollars.

Read the New American City Article

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