Hawaii Gets ‘F’ For Gov’t Spending Transparency
From a press release Tuesday (March 26):
Hawaii received an 鈥淔鈥 when it comes to government spending transparency, according to 鈥,鈥 the fourth annual report of its kind by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.
鈥淪tate governments across the country have become more transparent about where public money goes, providing citizens with the information they need to hold elected officials and businesses that receive public funds accountable,鈥 said Phineas Baxandall, senior analyst for tax and budget policy with the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. 鈥淏ut Hawaii still has a long way to go. …”
The report describes Hawaii as a 鈥渇ailing state鈥 because it has limited checkbook-level information, is hard to use, and does not include links to the state鈥檚 tax expenditure reports or information on the projected and achieved benefits of economic development subsidies.
As a result of continually rising transparency standards, Hawaii鈥檚 鈥淐鈥 grade from last year dropped to an 鈥淔鈥 this year. …
To access the state鈥檚 transparency website, .听To read the report, .
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鈥擟had Blair
