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Bill would expand Ohio Checkbook and push for a one‑stop local expenditure database
Summary
Witnesses told the committee that House Bill 413 would expand the Ohio Checkbook to incorporate more local governments, creating a single online database of local expenditures; advocates discussed mandating participation versus providing state tools to ease compliance for small jurisdictions.
Witnesses and committee members discussed House Bill 413, a package intended to expand local participation in the Ohio Checkbook and create a statewide local‑expenditure database so citizens can view municipal spending in one place.
Greg Lawson (Buckeye Institute) said Ohio's Ohio Checkbook transformed transparency but that…
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