{"id":8717,"date":"2012-05-23T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T19:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2012-05-23T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T19:28:48","slug":"government-spending-can-be-found-a-few-clicks-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/05\/government-spending-can-be-found-a-few-clicks-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Spending Can
Be Found a Few Clicks Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Editor:<\/p>\n

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Rep. Matt Caldwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever wonder which Florida state worker earns the highest taxpayer-paid salary? Or which government agency spent the most on promotional advertising? Do you know how spending in your city or town compares to others across the state?<\/p>\n

You and I know times are tough and budgets are tight. But what’s not easily known is just how much state, county and local governments have spent over the years on payroll and payments to businesses and people … until now.<\/p>\n

FloridaOpenGov.org has the answers.<\/p>\n

Our friends at the Foundation for Government Accountability unveiled FloridaOpenGov.org in Tallahassee recently to protect and expand taxpayers’ right to know how government spends their money. You can search by name, year, agency, and more.<\/p>\n

FloridaOpenGov.org has more than a decade’s worth of government spending down to the employee, department and dollar.<\/p>\n

FloridaOpenGov.org includes:<\/p>\n

– County government payroll (FY 1997-2011)<\/p>\n

– Local K-12 public education payroll (FY 1997-2011)<\/p>\n

– State government payroll (1995-2010)<\/p>\n

– Local government spending (1993-2010)<\/p>\n

– State vendor payments (2005-2011)<\/p>\n

FloridaOpenGov.org is a powerful and user-friendly new online transparency hub that puts nearly 35 million public records and $1.4 trillion in government spending right at our fingertips.<\/p>\n

Good government is transparent government. FloridaOpenGov.org is a huge leap forward.<\/p>\n

Visit FloridaOpenGov.org today and become informed. I’m confident you will find FloridaOpenGov.org as valuable as I have.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Matt Caldwell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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