Maryland state budget
From Sunshine Review
Maryland currently has no statewide, official spending database online. However, thanks to the passage of the Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, the state will have a searchable database available by January 1, 2009.[1]
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News
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Legislation
Government tools
The following table is helpful in evaluating the level of transparency provided by a state spending and transparency database:
| State Database | Searchability | Grants | Contracts | Line Item Expenditures | Dept/Agency Budgets | Public Employee Salary | Exemption Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Limitations and Suggestions for Improvements
Support for creation of the database
Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity, and the Maryland Taxpayers Associationsupported transparency. The National Taxpayers Union urged members of the Maryland House of Delegates to support the passage of House Bill 358.[2]
Independent transparency sites
None.
Public employee salary information
Although there is no public employee salary database online, the state posts information about state salaries here.
External Links
- Maryland Public Policy Institute
- Calvert Institute for Policy Research
- Free State Foundation
- Maryland Department of Budget and Management
- Maryland General Assembly Homepage
- Maryland Government spending
- Maryland House Bill 358 (2008), Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
References
- ↑ Maryland House Bill 358 (2008)
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "An Open Letter to the Maryland House of Delegates: Taxpayers Support Spending Transparency Web Site (HB 358)," March 7, 2008
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