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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Open Book New York
Where do your tax dollars go?
New Yorkers should know where their tax dollars are going. Open Book New York is part of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s effort to promote more openness in government and give taxpayers better access to the financial workings of government.
Track how the State is spending federal stimulus money. Data last updated March 30, 2012.
Find out what State agencies spend on salaries, travel and more. Data last updated March 30, 2012.
Look at active State contracts and see who is doing business with the State. Data is updated daily.
See how your county, city, town, village, fire or school district gets and spends your money. Data is updated annually.
New Yorkers should know where their tax dollars are going. Open Book New York is part of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s effort to promote more openness in government and give taxpayers better access to the financial workings of government.
Track how the State is spending federal stimulus money. Data last updated March 30, 2012.
Find out what State agencies spend on salaries, travel and more. Data last updated March 30, 2012.
Look at active State contracts and see who is doing business with the State. Data is updated daily.
See how your county, city, town, village, fire or school district gets and spends your money. Data is updated annually.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Public Authority Payrolls, School Labor Contracts Posted Online
Payroll files for 384 Public Authorities have been posted on www.SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center's government transparency web site for taxpayers. The new data includes names, titles, base pay rates and total pay received for most of the 44,320 public authority employees added this month. For the full text of the press release, click here.
Also, earlier this month, updated school labor contracts for 77 teacher unions and 86 school superintendents were posted on the site. For the full text of the press release, click here.
Contact: Tim Hoefer 518.434.3100
Also, earlier this month, updated school labor contracts for 77 teacher unions and 86 school superintendents were posted on the site. For the full text of the press release, click here.
Contact: Tim Hoefer 518.434.3100
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Project Sunlight
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Want to find out what your state and local elected officials are up to?
New York State has a new Web site that makes that task much easier. It's called Project Sunlight, a Web site created by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo under a law passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Spitzer. It puts better government accountability a click away.
The new Web site strips away the bureaucracy that surrounds much of how public policy is influenced in state government.
There's information on each piece of legislation, which lawmakers are sponsoring it and which lobbyists are supporting or opposing the measure. You can also check on campaign contributions and how much pork-barrel spending lawmakers are getting for their home districts.
The Web site's address is www.sunlightny.com.
New York State has a new Web site that makes that task much easier. It's called Project Sunlight, a Web site created by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo under a law passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Spitzer. It puts better government accountability a click away.
The new Web site strips away the bureaucracy that surrounds much of how public policy is influenced in state government.
There's information on each piece of legislation, which lawmakers are sponsoring it and which lobbyists are supporting or opposing the measure. You can also check on campaign contributions and how much pork-barrel spending lawmakers are getting for their home districts.
The Web site's address is www.sunlightny.com.
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