Alabama state budget
From Sunshine Review
Alabama currently has no statewide, official spending database online.
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News
- 12/03/08: The day after Thanksgiving, Michael Ciamarra, vice president of the Alabama Policy Institute and the Alabama chair of American Solutions, made an article[1] available that details the spread of transparency across the United States. According to the article, Alabama may also be more transparent in 2009. To be introduced by State Senator Arthur Orr and Representative Mike Ball next year, the “Alabama Right to Know” legislation would create a searchable transparency database including expenditures, contracts, and grants. Ciamarra concluded by saying “The Alabama-Right-to-Know movement advances that often elusive, yet vitally important goal of full accountability to taxpayers. In other words, it would be real change to the status-quo way business is done in Montgomery.” We look forward to tracking this legislation’s progress next year.
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Legislation
None.
Government tools
The following table is helpful in evaluating the level of transparency provided by a state spending and transparency database:
| State Database | Searchability | Grants | Contracts | Line Item Expenditures | Dept/Agency Budgets | Public Employee Salary | Exemption Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Limitations and Suggestions for Improvements
Support for creation of the database
Independent transparency sites
None.
Public employee salary information
None.
External Links
- Alabama Policy Institute
- Christian Coalition of Alabama
- Alabama Department of Finance, Executive Budget Office
- Alabama state government website
- Alabama Government spending
References
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