List of transparency websites
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There are many transparency websites currently in the United States. Those that are highlighted in blue are maintained by the government.
| State | Transparency Website | Creator | Information Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Open Gov | State of Alabama | Contract and grant information, budget information, state salaries. |
| Alaska | Alaska Checkbook | State of Alaska | State expenditures > $1,000 |
| Arizona | Arizona Distributions | Arizona State Treasurer | Expenditures by State Treasurer |
| K-12 Funding Index | Goldwater Institute | School funding information | |
| Arkansas | Office of Budget | Alabama's Office of Budget | Budget information |
| California | California School Finder | State of CA & Just For Kids | K-12 school transparency |
| Department of General Services | State of California | Contract information. | |
| California spending data | California Reporting Transparency | Spending information. | |
| California public schools database | State of California | Information on California public schools | |
| EBudget | State of California | Budget information | |
| Colorado | Transparency Online Project | State of Colorado | Budget and contract information. Detailed tracking of spending |
| Colorado Spending Transparency | Independence Institute | Blog discussing CO spending issues | |
| School Choice for Kids | Independence Institute | Information on Colorado school choice | |
| School Accountability Reports | Independence Institute | School accountability information | |
| Connecticut | Governor's Office | State of Connecticut | Budget Information |
| Delaware | Budget Development | State of Delaware | Budget Information |
| Florida | Florida's Checkbook | State of Florida | Budget and contract information. Local spending information |
| Georgia | Open Georgia | State of Georgia | Expenditures, financial reports, performance reports |
| Georgia Report Card for Parents | Georgia Public Policy Foundation | School information including funding and test scores | |
| Hawaii | Official Website of Hawaii | State of Hawaii | Budget information |
| Hawaii Sunshine | Grassroot Institute | State expenditures | |
| Hawaii Votes | Grassroot Institute | Legislative transparency | |
| Idaho | Legislature of Idaho | State of Idaho | Budget information |
| Illinois | Illinois Open Book | Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes | State contracts & campaign contributions |
| Illinois Comptroller | State of Illinois | Contract and grant information. Budget information. | |
| For The Good of Illinois | For The Good of Illinois | School budgets online | |
| Indiana | Active Contracts | State of Indiana | Contract and grant information |
| Indiana Budget Agency | State of Indiana | Budget information | |
| Iowa | Iowa Transparency | Public Interest Institute | Legislative transparency |
| Kansas | KanView | State of Kansas | Revenues, expenditures, debt |
| Kansas Votes | Flint Hills Center for Public Policy | Legislative transparency | |
| Kentucky | Check It Out Kentucky | Kentucky Sec of State Trey Grayson | State checkbook |
| Freedom Kentucky | Wiki site with school choice, pension reform, transparency information | ||
| Kentucky Votes | Bluegrass Institute | Legislative transparency | |
| Louisiana | LA Trac | Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal | State expenditures |
| Maine | Maine Open Government | Maine Heritage Policy Center | State expenditures |
| Maryland | Department of Budget and Management | State of Maryland | Budget and contract information |
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| Michigan | Michigan Transparency | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | State expenditures, some school expenditures |
| Michigan Votes | Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Legislative transparency | |
| Minnesota | Management and Budget | State of Minnesota | Budget information. Contract information. Spending information. State project information. |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Management and Reporting System | State of Mississippi | Budget information. Contract information. |
| Missouri | Missouri Accountability Portal | State of Missouri | State expenditures, economic tax credits, salaries, contract information. |
| Show Me Living | Show-Me Institute | Licensing information, tax rates, school funding/performance | |
| Montana | Office of Budget and Planning | State of Montana | Budget information. |
| Schools Open Montana | Montana Policy Institute | K-12 school transparency | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Spending | State Treasurer Shane Osborn | State revenues and expenditures |
| Unicameral Votes | Platte Institute for Economic Research | Legislative transparency | |
| Nevada | Nevada Open Government | State of Nevada, Gov. Jim Gibbons | State expenditures and budgets |
| Transparent Nevada | Nevada Policy Research Institute | State, city, county contracts, lobbying, salaries, budgets | |
| New Hampshire | Department of Administrative Services | State of New Hampshire | Budget information. |
| New Jersey | Treasury Department | State of New Jersey | Budget information. |
| New Mexico | Budget Division | State of New Mexico | Budget information |
| New Mexico Votes | Rio Grande Foundation | Legislative transparency | |
| New York | Sunlight New York | Attorney General Andrew Cuomo | Campaign finance, legislation, lobbying, contracts |
| Open Book | State of New York | Budget information. Contract information. Local government spending. | |
| See Through New York | Empire Center for New York State Policy | State & local payrolls, contracts, expenditures | |
| North Carolina | Open Book | State of North Carolina | Contract and grant information. |
| Office of Budget and Management | State of North Carolina | Budget information. | |
| State Board of Elections | State of North Carolina | Campaign finance reports. | |
| Department of Secretary of State | State of North Carolina | Lobbyist directory. | |
| General Assembly of North Carolina | State of North Carolina | Legislation information. | |
| North Dakota | OMB: Financial Management Division | State of North Dakota | Budget information. |
| Sunshine On Schools | North Dakota Policy Council | K-12 school transparency | |
| Ohio | Office of Budget and Management | State of Ohio | Budget information. |
| Ohio Sunshine | Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions | Open Source for Ohio state, city, county, school transparency information | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Open Books | State of Oklahoma | State budget, revenues, spending |
| Oregon | Budget and Management | State of Oregon | Budget information |
| Open Books Project | Foundations For A Better Oregon | Local schools information. | |
| Pennsylvania | Office of Budget | State of Pennsylvania | Budget information. |
| Pennsylvania E-Contracts | State Treasurer Robert McCord | State contracts | |
| Pennsylvania votes | Commonwealth Foundation | Legislative information. | |
| Pennsylvania School Board Transparency | Fred Baldwin & The Commonwealth Foundation | School board and union contract negotiation information | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Treasury Online Checkbook | RI State Treasurer Frank T. Caprio | State expenditures |
| Rhode Island Votes | Ocean State Policy Research Institute | Legislative transparency | |
| Transparency Train | Ocean State Policy Research Institute | State, city, school financial data, campaign donor transparency | |
| The Money Trail | RISC Foundation | State, city & school budgets, payrolls, and contracts | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Spending Transparency | State of South Carolina | State spending including travel, contractual services, and supplies |
| Local government spending transparency | State of South Carolina | Local government spending information. | |
| South Dakota | Open South Dakota | State of South Dakota | State spending, current salaries of individual state employees, financial documents, vendor information, & job listing. |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Open Gov | State of Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen | State expenses like vendor payments, salaries, travel reimbursements |
| Tennessee Votes | Tennessee Center for Policy Research | Legislative transparency | |
| Texas | Where The Money Goes | State of Texas Comptroller Susan Combs | State expenditures |
| Texas Budget Source | Texas Public Policy Foundation | State, local, school spending & budgets | |
| Chron database | The Houston Chronicle | State employee salaries. | |
| Utah | Transparent Utah | State of Utah | Budget and contract information. |
| Vermont | Vermont Transparency | Ethan Allen Institute and the Public Assets Institute | Spending information. Employee salary information. Local government spending information. |
| Virginia | Commonwealth Data Point | State of Virginia | State revenues, expenditures, budget |
| Washington | Washington State Fiscal Information | State of Washington | State budgets, revenues, expenditures, staff |
| General Administration | State of Washington | Contract information. | |
| West Virginia | 79th Legislature | State of West Virginia | Legislative information and grant information. |
| The Budget Office | State of West Virginia | Budget information. | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of the Administration | State of Wisconsin | Budget information. |
| Wyoming | Transparency in Wyoming Government | State of Wyoming | Budget and contract information. |
