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From: National Taxpayers Union <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Subject: Spending Transparency News Updates
To: Tom Martz <[email protected]>
<http://www.showmethespending.com>
*Transparency Moves Forward in Montana*
* *Good news from Montana, thanks to an update from Carl Graham, President
of the Montana Policy
Institute<http://www.montanapolicy.org/main/page.php?page_id=1>.
Today, Senate Bill
241<http://laws.leg.mt.gov/laws09/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&P_BILL_NO=241&P_BILL_DFT_NO=&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJ_DESCR=&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_LST_NM1=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ=>,
the “Taxpayer Right to Know Act,” was passed in the Senate (33-17) and will
now move to the House. The bill mandates creation of a site that reveals
how much the state spends on government programs. More importantly, if
passed, it will require Montana’s Legislative Fiscal
Division<http://leg.mt.gov/css/fiscal/>to present a detailed plan
during the 2011 legislative session, a plan for
launching a more comprehensive spending transparency site than what SB 241
creates. Stay tuned for more updates and sign up for the Montana Policy
Institute’s email
newsletter<http://www.montanapolicy.org/main/page.php?page_id=21>.
*Will ERRA Foster Long-Term Transparency?*
**
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The Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009>has
received lots of attention recently, and with good reason. The Act
allocates $787 billion to be spent throughout the U.S. Of that $787 billion
in spending, it is estimated that about 69%, more than $541 billion, will be
administered by state governments, according to Duane
Parde<http://www.ntu.org/main/letters_detail.php?letter_id=664>,
President of the National Taxpayers
Union<http://www.ntu.org/main/letters_detail.php?letter_id=664>.
While many disagree with the Act’s fundamental assumption (that government
spending stimulates the economy), the Act does have a silver lining: it puts
state officials under pressure to show how they will spend Federal funds.
Some state government officials have already
launched<http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-recovery-page>websites
to show how they’re spending stimulus money. Unfortunately, much
of the information they provide is not searchable or detailed yet, but the
sites should improve over time. At the very least, though, the speed with
which these sites have been developed and launched demonstrates that when
government officials make transparency a priority, it is readily and
speedily accomplished.
*Mark Your Calendars for the National Taxpayers Conference *
**
On June 11-13, 2009, the National Taxpayers Union
<http://www.ntu.org/main/>will host its National Taxpayers Conference
at the Hyatt Regency Crystal
City in the Washington, DC area. This Conference will combine informative
policy discussions, inspirational success stories, and practical workshops
to help citizen activists reduce taxation and promote economic freedom. As
members of the showmethespending.com Coalition should note, transparency in
government spending will be one of the Conference’s major themes. Click
here <http://www.ntu.org/main/page.php?PageID=164> to learn more about the
Conference, and take advantage of the “early bird” special by reserving your
spot
today<http://ga1.org/ntu_action/events/taxpayersconference09/details.tcl>(the
discount for early registrations ends April 13)!
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