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Senate advances bill to build a state transparency website with $480,000 startup cost
Summary
Senate Bill 38, a transparency-in-government-finance bill to create a single searchable state financial website and a transparency board, advanced from second substitute to third-reading status. Sponsor cited examples in other states and a fiscal note: $480,000 one-time, $250,000 ongoing.
Senate Bill 38’s second substitute, which would create a centralized state website to present government financial information and establish a transparency board, was explained on the Senate floor and advanced on Feb. 14.
Senator Niederhauser described the proposal as a ‘‘single point’’ for citizens to view government finances — a state portal modeled on initiatives in other states. He said the first-year plan focuses on state agencies and that the…
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