Transparency

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State and Local Government
Feb 26, 2021
Local Government Transparency Bill Gets Resounding 149-2 Vote in the House
If local governments can take your money, they should tell you how they’re spending it. And if they can’t or won’t? Well, that’s a problem, and it looks like the […]
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State and Local Government
Jan 26, 2021
House Bill 271 and a Statewide Municipal Expenditure Database
On January 26, Show-Me Institute Director of Government Accountability Patrick Ishmael submits testimony to the Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee regarding House Bill 271. Click here to read the full […]
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State and Local Government
Jan 4, 2021
Missouri Auditor’s Office Should Require Muni Checkbook Transparency
For the last couple years, Show-Me Institute writers have led the way on investigating transparency problems in Missouri government. If state and local government can take your money, then it […]
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State and Local Government
Jul 2, 2020
Parma Scandal Affirms: Mandatory Muni Checkbook Transparency Needed Now
The Missouri State Auditor’s Office has started July off with a bang, publishing an audit of Parma, Missouri, which found that “. . . [m]ore than $115,000 was taken fraudulently […]
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State and Local Government
Jul 1, 2020
Federal Relief Funds: A Tale of Two Counties
Neighboring St. Louis and St. Charles Counties are taking different approaches in handling federal coronavirus relief funds, with potential consequences for taxpayer dollars. St. Louis County councilmembers, in a contested […]
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Corporate Welfare
Jun 2, 2020
Kansas City Auditor to Investigate Oversight of Community Improvement Districts
Kansas City’s Auditor, Doug Jones, announced recently that his office was going to look into whether the city is properly overseeing community improvement districts (CIDs). This is a good start. […]

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