Report: California's spending transparency online lacking but 'emerging'
Although California earns low marks for its efforts to make state spending transparent on the Web, its work in recent years to make information about contractors and other state expenses searchable online earned it a place among the "emerging" states in the field, according to a study released this morning by the Public Interest Research Group.
The study lists California among 25 states whose efforts have improved in recent years and are poised to improve even more as the transparency movement continues to picks up steam nationwide. Seven states, including Illinois and Texas, were dubbed by the study to be leaders in the field. The other 18 states, which include Massachusetts and Washington, were considered lagging.
California scored points for its Web site disclosing contract expenditures, which was created last year by an executive order from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A bill further bolstering state transparency was passed in
The study lists California among 25 states whose efforts have improved in recent years and are poised to improve even more as the transparency movement continues to picks up steam nationwide. Seven states, including Illinois and Texas, were dubbed by the study to be leaders in the field. The other 18 states, which include Massachusetts and Washington, were considered lagging.
California scored points for its Web site disclosing contract expenditures, which was created last year by an executive order from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A bill further bolstering state transparency was passed in
