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Legislative fiscal staff demonstrate MARA data tools for lawmakers
Summary
Legislative Fiscal Division staff showed interactive data dashboards from the MARA program — covering state and local government finances, school district budgets, pensions and personal services — and answered lawmakers’ questions about using the tools for county- and district-level analysis.
Nick Van Brown, a staff member with the Legislative Fiscal Division, briefed the House State Administration Committee on data tools produced under the MARA committee, saying the tools assemble multiple data sources into interactive dashboards for legislators and the public.
"More and more, we are producing data tools, that will go online for you and the public," Van Brown said, explaining the suite includes a budget tool that updates through session and an HJ 2 revenue forecast tool.
The committee heard how the dashboards combine multiple live data sources so users can cross-reference items such as wildfire hazard potential with housing values, or compare local government revenues and expenditures across municipalities. Van Brown said the local government…
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