Utah taxpayers are now just a click away from being able to see how their tax dollars are being spent. Utah's new public finance website - www.transparent.utah.gov - was introduced by Lt. Governor Gary Herbert at a press conference on Tuesday, May 19, in the Gold Room at the State Capitol.
Lt. Gov. Herbert said, "A common complaint people have is, 'We don't know what government is doing, we don't know how they're doing it, and we don't know how they're spending our money.'"
While the Beehive State joins other states with similar websites - including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri - Utah now has what may be the finest, most user-friendly public finance website in the country. Many are to be commended for the creation, design, funding, and supervision of this resource that is essential to the preservation of our democratic processes and liberties. ... see full article
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