Let Us be Thankful for Transparency
There are a lot of things that we should be thankful for today. So let’s give thanks for the transparency tools that we do have. More and more resources are being created to hold government accountable on the state and federal levels.
On the state level:
- Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s transparency spending site
- South Carolina Budget and Control Board’s transparency hub
- S.C. Ethics Commission’s public reporting site
- The Nerve: Senate Salary Database
- The Nerve: House Salary Database
- The Nerve: Senate Expenses
- The Nerve: House Expenses
On the national level:
- Ballotpedia
- Sunshine Review
- Opensecrets
- Influence Explorer
- Clearspending
- Transparency data
- Open Congress
- National Institute on Money in State Politics
When it comes to holding government accountable, what sites or services are you thankful for this year?
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