Nevada state budget
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Nevada Open Government is the website which will soon host the state's searchable online database of financial data. The site was created by Governor Jim Gibbons's Executive Order, and will be functional in the near future.
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News
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Legislation
Government tools
Nevada Open Government will place online, in an easily searchable format, financial information concerning government budgets, expenditures, contracts and grants. The database has not yet been launched.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Open Government | 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
Independent transparency sites
Although the state plans to place its website online soon, the Nevada Policy Research Institute has just announced the development of its own website, TransparentNevada.com.[1] This site will focus primarily on local transparency, complementing the state's site, which will focus primarily on state spending transparency.
Public employee salary information
www.transparentnevada.com, a project of the Nevada Policy Research Institute,[2] has made Nevada salary data available here.
External Links
- Nevada Policy Research Institute
- Nevada Taxpayers Association
- Nevada Open Government, official website
- Nevada Division of Budget and Planning, Department of Administration
References
- ↑ New Transparency Website Launched, Nevada Policy Research Institute, September 8, 2008
- ↑ Nevada Policy Research Institute homepage
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