Alaska opens checkbook
From Sunshine Review
May 29 2008
[edit] Alaska opens checkbook
In May 2008 Alaskan Govenor Sarah Palin announced that the state would be expanding open access to its expenditures through a new website. Here is what Americans for tax reform had to say about it:
On February 5, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced that the State of Alaska’s check register would be posted online. The department of administration’s website now hosts datasheets in pdf and excel that allow taxpayers to view details for every expenditure greater than $1,000, organized by department, payee and type of expense.
