Middling Grade For Gov’t Spend Data
Hawaii gets a C when it comes to transparency of online聽information, showing that we have “a way to go” to meet high national standards.
A seventh annual report on聽government spending transparency places聽Hawaii in the middle of the pack.
Hawaii received a C, according to , subtitled “How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data.”
The report is from the , which believes that it is important for citizens to be informed about where their tax money is going.
鈥淪tates like Hawaii still have a way to go to meet the high national standards for state spending transparency,鈥 said Michelle Surka, program associate with U.S. PIRG Education Fund, in a press release.
The report is based on聽an inventory of “the content and ease-of-use” of states’ transparency websites.
The states with the most comprehensive transparency websites are Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Oregon and Connecticut, which garnered grades of A+.
California, Idaho and Alaska received grades of F.
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