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Where's
The Spending?

Mississippi currently has no statewide, official spending database online. However, the Mississippi House Bill 101 (2008), Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act mandates the creation of such a website.[1]

Contents

News

Sign up for the www.showmethespending.org weekly transparency e-updates. As transparency news about Mississippi becomes available, it will be sent out by email and posted here.

Legislation

Government tools

The following table is helpful in evaluating the level of transparency provided by a state spending and transparency database:

Criteria for evaluating spending databases
State DatabaseSearchabilityGrantsContractsLine Item ExpendituresDept/Agency BudgetsPublic Employee SalaryExemption Level
Nonen/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

Limitations and Suggestions for Improvements

Support for creation of the database

The National Taxpayers Union supported the passage of Mississippi's Mississippi House Bill 101 (2008), Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act, and issued a press release describing the bill's passage.[2]

Independent transparency sites

None.

Public employee salary information

None.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "Nation's Largest Taxpayer Group Applauds Mississippi for Passing Spending Transparency Legislation," April 17, 2008
  2. ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "Nation's Largest Taxpayer Group Applauds Mississippi for Passing Spending Transparency Legislation," April 17, 2008
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