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Surprised? Reports Show Obamacare Will Increase Spending - Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:43 PM


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One More Time, All Together: The "Stimulus" Worked! - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:53 PM


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August 19, 2010 - Cost of Government Day Has Arrived! - Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:42 AM


Housing Hysteria: Will Fannie and Freddie Get Another Free Pass? - Monday, August 16, 2010 10:48 AM


Rep. Bachmann Calls Out Congress on Budgeting Gimmicks - Friday, August 13, 2010 11:41 AM


More Spending + Fewer Jobs = Recovery Summer? - Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:59 PM


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Who Does the Bailout Benefit? - Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:18 PM


Goodbye and Good Riddance - Friday, August 6, 2010 5:13 PM


House Back in Session to Vote on More Spending - Thursday, August 5, 2010 4:48 PM


Wasteful Stimulus Dollars Part Three - Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:29 PM


CFA Alerts Senate: Vote NO on Cloture on the Senate Substitute for H.R. 1586 - Wednesday, August 4, 2010 1:17 PM


Bailout Merry-Go-Round: Senate Debate Languishes on TARP Junior - Monday, August 2, 2010 12:47 PM


Republican Leader Boehner Leads on Spending Cuts - Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:00 PM


Speaking of Earmarks... - Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:58 PM


CFA Alerts House: Vote No on H.R. 5850, the THUD Appropriations Act - Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:52 PM


Democrats Refuse to Cut Pork From THUD Appropriations Bill - Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:47 AM


"VAT Is French for Big Government" - Grover Norquist Offers Proven Spending Cuts - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:27 PM


ATR & CFA Oppose F136 Alternative Engine Spending - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:59 PM


New York’s City Spending Goes Online - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:56 AM


Featured Website: Transparent Utah - Monday, July 26, 2010 12:08 PM


The President Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks - Friday, July 23, 2010 2:08 PM


Taxpayers Don't Think Transparency is Funny, Why Does Steny Hoyer? - Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:46 PM


Slow It Down: Leader Boehner Calls for Transparency for Taxpayers - Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:33 PM


CFA Tells House: Reject Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:33 PM


TABOR Returns in Colorado - Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:03 AM


Told You So – Federal Officials Lose Faith in Recovery.gov - Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:26 PM


CFA Warns Senate: Vote NO on Unemployment Extension - Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:20 PM


Michigan Taxpayers Forced to Jump Through Hoops to Get Public Information - Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:37 AM


Wisconsin: Another Big Transparency #Fail - Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:36 AM


Setting a Good Example: How Private Partnerships are Saving CA Cities - Monday, July 19, 2010 2:01 PM


Spending Cuts Overshadowed by Higher Taxes in NH - Friday, July 16, 2010 2:08 PM


Spending Freeze Is Not Enough - Wednesday, July 14, 2010 3:13 PM


Video: Spending Hurts Economic Growth - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:37 PM


Featured Website: YourMoney.NJ.Gov - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:20 AM


President's Fiscal Commission Continues to Ignore Spending Problem - Monday, July 12, 2010 4:14 PM


Michigan Department of State Posts Expenditures Online - Friday, July 9, 2010 3:45 PM


With Lawmakers Away, the President Plays Politics - Friday, July 9, 2010 9:19 AM


White House Staffers Receive Salary Hikes - Thursday, July 8, 2010 1:10 PM


Oklahoma Spending Transparency - Thursday, July 8, 2010 11:59 AM


YouCut Proposes to Prohibit “Stimulus” Promotional Signage - Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:24 PM


Taxpayers Still Missing Sunlight Before Signing - Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:19 PM


ATR President Grover Norquist Testimony at Obama's Deficit Commission - Tuesday, July 6, 2010 2:52 PM


CFA Urges House to Vote Against Restoration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act - Friday, July 2, 2010 11:34 AM


Headed in the Right Direction? Think Again, Mr. President. - Friday, July 2, 2010 10:47 AM


Financial Regulation Bill Needs TRUE Audit of Fed - Friday, July 2, 2010 9:47 AM


Grover Norquist Takes Fiscal Commission to Task - Thursday, July 1, 2010 3:55 PM


CFA Urges Senate to Vote NO On Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:42 PM


Norquist To Testify Today at President's Debt Panel - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:09 PM


Proposing Spending Cuts Isn’t Enough - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:27 PM


Indiana Municipalities Lead in Transparency Measures - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 1:02 PM


Department of Defense to Cut Spending - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:33 AM


Candidate Doug Ducey Pushes For Transparency in Arizona - Monday, June 28, 2010 4:56 PM


Featured Website: New Hampshire's Transparency Website - Monday, June 28, 2010 4:16 PM


Featured Website: New Hampshire's New Transparency Website - Monday, June 28, 2010 2:14 PM


Obama’s Promise of Fiscal Restraint Falls Short - Monday, June 28, 2010 2:01 PM


Lawmakers in Indiana Call For More Government Transparency - Friday, June 25, 2010 2:34 PM


Financial Reform: Transparency by Choice or by Luck? - Friday, June 25, 2010 10:42 AM


Homebuyer Credit Program Filled with Fraud and Abuse - Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:26 PM


“Stimulus” Funds Road to Nowhere - Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:50 AM


Still Waiting On Transparency in Wisconsin - Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:49 PM


Hard Not To Say We Told You So... - Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:17 AM


NH Governor Launches Transparency Website - Monday, June 21, 2010 10:46 AM


CFA Urges Support For New Jersey’s Transparency in Government Act - Friday, June 18, 2010 9:39 AM


CFA Urges House to Support Debt Buy-Down Act of 2010 - Friday, June 18, 2010 9:30 AM


CFA Warns Senate: Tax Extenders Package Spends Too Much - Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:01 PM


CFA Signs Letter in Support of Earmark Transparency Act - Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:53 PM


CFA Urges Inclusion of Federal Reserve Transparency in Financial Regulatory Package - Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:02 PM


$100 Billion Proposed But Not a Single Cent Cut… - Wednesday, June 16, 2010 4:42 PM


Featured Website: Nevada Policy Research Institute's TransparentNevada - Wednesday, June 16, 2010 2:43 PM


CFA & ATR Support RSC Budget Alternative - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 4:59 PM


CFA Urges House to Reject TARP, Jr. - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:34 AM


Transparency Clears One More Hurdle in NJ - Monday, June 14, 2010 2:56 PM


CFA Urges Senate to Support Thune Amendment to Tax Extenders - Monday, June 14, 2010 1:50 PM


Norquist Accepts Debt Panel's Invitation to Testify - Monday, June 14, 2010 10:28 AM


OK Makes School District Spending Transparent - Friday, June 11, 2010 3:59 PM


Still Waiting on Transparency from the U.S. House... - Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:44 PM


CFA Urges a Yes Vote on LeMieux Amendment to Tax Extenders Package - Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:59 PM


Back-door Rulemaking and Regulatory Overreach: Stop the EPA - Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:49 AM


Washington Policy Center: Let Us Read The Bills - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 4:48 PM


MA Auditor Candidate Dials In On State Spending - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 1:27 PM


Attention Mr. President: You Can't "Cut Spending" If You Spend the Cuts - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:40 PM


Illinois Policy Institute: Make Spending Information Available! - Monday, June 7, 2010 11:52 AM


Rich States, Poor States - In Which Do You Live? - Friday, June 4, 2010 11:10 AM


UK Prime Minister David Cameron Fulfills Transparency Promises - Wednesday, June 2, 2010 2:55 PM


Spending Choices Require Transparency - Wednesday, June 2, 2010 11:40 AM


How Would You Illustrate Wasteful Spending? - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 5:00 PM


Illinois Spending Transparency Efforts - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:40 PM


Florida Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:38 PM


Connecticut Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:37 PM


California Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:36 PM


Arkansas Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:34 PM


Alabama Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:33 PM


Indiana Spending Transparency Efforts - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:32 PM


Minnesota Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:31 PM


False Promises: Democrats Fail to Cut Spending - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 2:57 PM


Featured Website: The Buckeye Institute - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 1:02 PM


What Will $18 Million Buy You? - Friday, May 28, 2010 2:21 PM


Big Surprise: Harvard Study Shows Government Spending Hurts Business - Friday, May 28, 2010 12:59 PM


CFA Urges a No Vote on Defense Authorization - Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:56 PM


Another Bailout Fight Brewing, When Will it End? - Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:46 PM


Pennsylvania Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:32 PM


Maine Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:29 PM


Washington State Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:27 PM


West Virginia Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:26 PM


CFA Warns House - Don't Be Fooled by Extender "Fix" - Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:31 PM


Georgia Spending Transparency - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 5:02 PM


Hawaii Spending Transparency - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 4:03 PM


Presidential Prank: Now You See Spending, Now You Don't - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:28 PM


Auditor Candidate Pledges Bold Transparency for Massachusetts - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:05 AM


CFA Urges Senate to Reject "Emergency" Spending Bill - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:41 PM


iPhone Application Tracks Wasteful “Stimulus” Projects In Vicinity - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:10 PM


America Speaking Out - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:33 PM


A Teachable Moment: The “Stimulus” and Education - Friday, May 21, 2010 12:09 PM


Michigan: It’s Time to Get Your Priorities Straight - Friday, May 21, 2010 12:08 PM


CFA Urges Pelosi to Let Taxpayers Read the Bill - Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:22 PM


Regulatory Riot: BPA Targeted Again - Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:30 PM


The Votes Are In....YouCut Has Its Loser - Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:04 PM


CFA Supports Sen. Coburn's Earmark Transparency Act - Friday, May 14, 2010 2:04 PM


A Little Sunlight Goes a Long Way in Colorado - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:30 PM


Featured Website: YouCut - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:20 PM


Featured Website: YouCut - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:19 PM


Federal Reserve Remains Opaque for Now - Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:44 PM


Turns Out...Unemployment Benefits Extend Unemployment - Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:20 PM


Comptroller Combs Launches Expanded Transparency Website - Friday, May 7, 2010 11:25 AM


Video: A Day in the Life of the Regulatory State (CEI) - Wednesday, May 5, 2010 4:09 PM


CFA Urges Yes Vote on Audit the Fed Amendment - Wednesday, May 5, 2010 2:40 PM


Washington State Example Makes Clear:Shutting Out Public Will Likely Backfire - Monday, May 3, 2010 1:10 PM


CFA Urges Fed Transparency, Supports Bipartisan Amendment - Friday, April 30, 2010 9:57 AM


Featured Website: Open Wellington (FL) - Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:13 PM


SC Now Posts Monthly Charge Card Usage Information - Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:47 AM


Told You So: Democrats on Debt Panel Don't Propose Spending Cuts - Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:17 PM


Spending Your Tax Dollars to Rebrand Image of Federal Workers? - Monday, April 26, 2010 4:53 PM


Regulators Gone Wild - The Contest - Friday, April 23, 2010 5:03 PM


CFA and ATR Support House-Wide Earmark Moratorium - Friday, April 23, 2010 12:17 PM


Arizona Taking Steps Towards Greater Local Spending Transparency - Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:53 PM


More Transparency Progress in Oklahoma - Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:52 AM


Fudging the Numbers on the "Stimulus" - Monday, April 19, 2010 4:29 PM


Tax Day Grim Reminder Why We Need Transparency in Legislative Process - Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:37 PM


CFA Supports Rep. McCarthy's Informed Taxpayers’ Federal Government Annual Reporting Act - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:57 PM


Sunlight Foundation on Agencies' Open Government Plans - Thursday, April 8, 2010 5:22 PM


Federal Agencies Release Open Government Plans, OMB Releases New Guidance on USAspending.Gov - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 4:56 PM


Rich States - Poor States - How Does Your State Fare? - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 4:14 PM


Why Don't They Just Send a Check to The Treasury? - Tuesday, April 6, 2010 4:43 PM


Open Government Directive Deadline Coming Up This Wednesday - Monday, April 5, 2010 11:31 AM


Pork in Hawaii - Thursday, April 1, 2010 10:04 AM


Featured Website: Sunshine on Cities (ND) - Monday, March 29, 2010 2:14 PM


USAspending.gov Getting Makeover - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:10 PM


ND Think Tank Launches "Sunshine on Cities" - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:57 AM


While Others Move Forward, Taxpayers In One County in Florida Suffer Transparency Setback - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:46 AM


Signing of Health Bill on Tuesday Would Violate President's Sunlight Before Signing Promise - Monday, March 22, 2010 12:05 PM


CFA Will Rate Vote Against "Deem As Passed" Rule - Friday, March 19, 2010 3:21 PM


NJ Survey Ranks Counties on Level of Transparency Provided - Friday, March 19, 2010 12:09 PM


CFA in Budget & Tax News on the Alternative to President's Debt Panel - Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:56 PM


It May be Sunshine Week, But There Are Dark Clouds over the Slaughter House - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:20 PM


CFA in Washington Times: Read the Bill! - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM


Oh, the Irony! It's Sunshine Week, So Let's Push Healthcare Bill Through Without Even Voting On It!? - Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:24 AM


Call for Sunshine Week: "Just Give Us The Earmark Data" - Monday, March 15, 2010 2:21 PM


GAO: Implementation of Coburn-Obama Still Lacking in Some Areas - Monday, March 15, 2010 10:20 AM


State of Illinois Launches Sunshine Portal - Friday, March 12, 2010 4:52 PM


Next Week is Sunshine Week! - Friday, March 12, 2010 1:21 PM


Stimulus Dollars Are Taking You for A Ride - On Greyhound Buses - Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:15 PM


CFA Supports Earmark Moratorium - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:19 PM


Pelosi: "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:52 AM


Senate Unanimously Passes Coburn PAYGO Transparency Amendment - Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:23 PM


Really?!? If This is Transparency, Beware of Opacity - Monday, March 8, 2010 12:20 PM


New Jersey Transparency Legislation Broadened to Encompass Localities - Friday, March 5, 2010 3:46 PM


Illinois Medicaid Transparency Bill Advances - Friday, March 5, 2010 11:51 AM


Small Step in Right Direction in NH Senate - Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:45 PM


And That's Exactly Why We Need Legislative Waiting Periods - Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:21 PM


Transparency Progress in Oklahoma - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 8:00 AM


U.S. Lawmakers to Taxpayers: "You are all concerned about nickels and dimes, and I'm not" - Tuesday, March 2, 2010 8:30 AM


CO Investigative Reporters Find Dept. of Homeland Security Loses 1,000 Computers in One Fiscal Year - Friday, February 26, 2010 8:11 AM


Oregon Transparency Site Adds Cash Transaction Data - Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:15 AM


The Onion's Look at the Stimulus - Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:45 PM


Douglas County School District, CO Hosts Spending Transparency Site - Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:21 PM


AZ Senate Committee Advances Local Spending Transparency Measure - Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:07 AM


City of Lakewood, CO, Posts Monthly Expenditure Ledger - Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:57 AM


CFA Will Rate Vote Against the Jobs Package - Monday, February 22, 2010 3:44 PM


"Contract from America" Underscores Need for Transparency - Friday, February 19, 2010 12:28 PM


Obama's "Debt Panel": Tax Hikes a Foregone Conclusion - Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:44 AM


State Treasurer Launches New Transparency Resource for Arizona - Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:39 PM


The "Stimulus" Fuzzy Math is Back - Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:39 AM


Featured Website: Freedom Kentucky - Monday, February 15, 2010 12:01 PM


Wanted: A Transparency Portal for New Mexico - Monday, February 15, 2010 10:52 AM


Ah, These "Stimulus" Projects ... - Friday, February 12, 2010 10:28 AM


Your "Stimulus" Dollars Buying iPods for Parents in Florida - Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:44 AM


Your "Stimulus" Dollars Buying iPods for Parents in Florida - Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:44 AM


New School Accountability Website in Maine - Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:09 AM


Illinois Policy Institute Releases Piglet Book - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:59 PM


DC Launches Accountability Website - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:36 AM


Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Releases Local Transparency Study for VA - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:19 AM


New Transparency Resource for Connecticut Taxpayers - Monday, February 8, 2010 3:43 PM


About Those Jobs Numbers - Monday, February 8, 2010 12:57 PM


Let's Expedite Debate on Spending Reductions! - Friday, February 5, 2010 3:04 PM


Bipartisan Reform Commissions - a Comparison - Friday, February 5, 2010 3:01 PM


State Legislative Fiscal Transparency Efforts - An Update - Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:43 PM


Fiscal Responsibility in the Budget? - Tuesday, February 2, 2010 11:51 AM


The President's Budget - Initial Thoughts - Monday, February 1, 2010 2:48 PM


Presidential Math Lessons: Failed Policies + More Failed Policies = More Jobs !? - Monday, February 1, 2010 2:42 PM


The President's Misguided Take on Spending - Friday, January 29, 2010 10:03 AM


New Online Transparency Tools in Missouri - Thursday, January 28, 2010 3:22 PM


How Useful are the "High-Value Data Sets" on Data.Gov? - Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:58 PM


How Useful are the "High-Value Data Sets" on Data.Gov? - Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:57 PM


Steps Towards Fixing the Budget Without Raising Taxes - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:36 PM


Baucus Commission Amendment Not Much Better than Conrad/Gregg - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:29 PM


CFA Will Rate Vote Against PAYGO - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:24 PM


Good-Bye Conrad/Gregg, Hello CARFA? - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:21 PM


Video: Stimulus By a Another Name - Still A Plan We Can't Afford - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:01 AM


CFA and ATR: Reject Conrad/Gregg, Enact BRAC-like Spending-Only Commission Instead - Friday, January 22, 2010 10:14 AM


How About a BRAC-Style Spending Only Commission? - Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:58 PM


Newly Inaugurated Gov. Christie Makes Transparency One of His First Orders of Business - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:43 PM


ATR and CFA WILL RATE a Vote Against the Conrad/Gregg Commission Amendment - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:13 AM


CFA Supports Sen. Thune's ENDTARP Amendment to Debt Ceiling Bill - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:05 AM


Take Action: Tell Your Senator To Reject the Conrad/Gregg Commission Propopsal - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:08 PM


Featured Website: Jeffco Public Schools - Financial Transparency - Friday, January 15, 2010 3:53 PM


Legislative Waiting Period Bill Introduced in Washington State - Friday, January 15, 2010 3:24 PM


Norquist Discusses MIT Professor's Ethical Challenge on Fox Forum - Thursday, January 14, 2010 1:18 PM


CFA to House: Support Vern Buchanan's Discharge Petition for his Sunshine Resolution - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:04 PM


CFA and ATR Call on Congress to Recoup Funds Under MIT Economist Contract - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:58 AM


Spending Transparency Back on the Agenda in WV's 2010 Legislative Session - Monday, January 11, 2010 6:05 PM


New Transparency Resource for Milwaukee County, WI - Friday, January 8, 2010 12:41 PM


In Case You Missed It Over the Break - WSJ on Conrad/Gregg Commission Trap - Thursday, January 7, 2010 5:09 PM


Featured Website: Wake Accountability Tax Check (WATCH) - Thursday, January 7, 2010 3:22 PM


NJ Transparency Bill Clears one Hurdle This Week As End of Session Draws Near - Thursday, January 7, 2010 3:19 PM


CFA Featured on MuniNetGuide - Thursday, January 7, 2010 7:16 AM


Stimulus Strings Come to Haunt the States - Tuesday, January 5, 2010 8:47 AM


New Mexico Takes First Step Towards Increased Spending Transparency - Monday, January 4, 2010 2:25 PM


Wanted: Transparency for Wisconsin Budget - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:40 PM


Wanted: Transparency for Wisconsin State Budget - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:38 PM


CFA and ATR to Senate: Say NO to the Conrad/Gregg Commission! - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:11 PM


NebraskaSpending.gov Adds 08/09 Expenditures - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:51 AM


Video: Focus on Spending, not the "Deficit" - Monday, December 21, 2009 4:36 PM


"Even in World War I there was a Christmas Truce" - Monday, December 21, 2009 10:33 AM


GAO Announces Investigation of ACORN - Thursday, December 17, 2009 3:29 PM


DuPage County Illinois Out In Front on Transparency - Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:03 PM


Economists Agree: It's the Spending, Stupid! - Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:47 AM


Sen. Coburn Forces Reading of Single-Payer Amendment - Sanders Withdraws Bill - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:48 PM


Washington Post: Maryland Legislature Should Post Committee Votes Online - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:46 PM


CFA Tells House of Representatives it WILL RATE Defense Appropriations Bill - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:57 PM


CFA Alerts House of Representatives: Vote No on Debt Increase - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:45 PM


"Last Train Leaving the Station Appears to be a Ghost Train - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:34 PM


Empty Promises? Recovery Chairman Says "Stimulus" Reporting Will Improve - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:47 PM


CFA & ATR to Leadership: Let Taxpayers See The Bill - Monday, December 14, 2009 10:47 AM


U.S. House Members Should Co-Sponsor the CORE Spending Act - Friday, December 11, 2009 2:32 PM


CFA Supports Rep. Scalise's CAP the DEBT Act - Thursday, December 10, 2009 2:44 PM


Beware of the Gregg-Conrad Bipartisan Tax/Spending Commission Bill - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 2:57 PM


Geithner Says He'll Extend TARP - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 11:51 AM


Senators Coburn & McCain Release Report: "Stimulus" Check-Up - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:55 PM


Another Look at the Administration's Fuzzy Jobs Math - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:23 AM


Featured Website: IllinoisOpenGov.org - Monday, December 7, 2009 3:28 PM


Oh, The Irony... - Monday, December 7, 2009 2:59 PM


PA House to Vote on Transparency Bill Today - Monday, December 7, 2009 12:16 PM


Not So Fast, Mr. President... - Friday, December 4, 2009 2:45 PM


CFA & ATR Urge Congress to Audit the Fed, Wait to Confirm Bernanke - Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:19 AM


Illinois Policy Institute Launches IllinoisOpenGov.org - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 2:09 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:33 PM


Featured Website: LaTrac - Monday, November 30, 2009 10:32 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Politics vs. Economics - Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:44 PM


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Louisiana Lets the Sun Shine On Contracts - Monday, November 23, 2009 11:14 AM


Friday Afternoon Giggle - Friday, November 20, 2009 2:36 PM


"Stimulus" Reporting Lacks Logic...No Kidding - Friday, November 20, 2009 12:42 PM


House Financial Services Committee Passes Ron Paul's Audit the Fed Amendment - Friday, November 20, 2009 8:27 AM


CFA and ATR Support GOP "Doc Fix" Alternative - Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:11 PM


Will We Get to Read the Bill? Reid to Unveil Health Bill - Timing of Procedural Vote Unclear - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:15 PM


Featured Website: Stimulus Watch 2.0 - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:21 PM


More Transparency Broken Promises...What's That Lobbyist Doing In The White House? - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:40 AM


CFA Supports Sen. Thune's TARP Sunset Act - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:24 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math - The Map - Monday, November 16, 2009 12:48 PM


IBD Editorial: Jobs Summit Likely To Yield Photo-Ops, Not Jobs - Monday, November 16, 2009 8:14 AM


CFA Supports Sen. Johanns's "Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Act" - Friday, November 13, 2009 10:27 AM


Iowa GOP Plans Spending Transparency Push - Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:36 PM


Another Omnibus Appropriations Bill Likely - Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:32 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: "We Never Asked for This" - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 5:19 PM


Featured Website: Anderson County South Carolina - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:52 PM


San Diego Union Tribune on "Stimulus Dishonesty" - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:48 PM


Pennsylvania Transparency Law Clears One Hurdle - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:59 AM


Video: Why Government-Run Health Care is a Budget Buster - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:16 PM


Missouri Accountability Portal Expands Data Download Section - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:31 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Education Errors - Monday, November 9, 2009 3:44 PM


SC Horry County's Spending Records To Go Online - Monday, November 9, 2009 7:32 AM


Pelosi's Saturday Vote Violates Transparency Promise - Friday, November 6, 2009 3:04 PM


CFA Urges "NO" on Pelosi's Health Bill, Will Rate Vote Against - Friday, November 6, 2009 1:49 PM


Job Numbers Show "Stimulus" Is Anything But - Friday, November 6, 2009 10:57 AM


CO: Transparency Bill Sponsor Challenges Governor Over Bill Implementation - Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:11 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day Becomes a Figment of Imagination - Thursday, November 5, 2009 3:19 PM


Arkansas House Says No To More Transparency - Thursday, November 5, 2009 11:19 AM


School District Tax Vote in CO Shows: Opposing Transparency Has Consequences - Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:29 PM


Stories About Fuzzy "Stimulus" Jobs Math Pile Up - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 3:43 PM


Featured Website: Transparent.Utah.Gov - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:46 AM


Decision Time in Maine and Washington - Spending Limits on Today's Ballot - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:24 AM


More SC Local Governments Are Posting Their Expenditures Online - Monday, November 2, 2009 2:59 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to Unemployment Insurance Extension Bill - Monday, November 2, 2009 2:50 PM


Jobs "Created or Saved" Meaningless Metric - Monday, November 2, 2009 2:16 PM


The Elusiveness of "Stimulus" Jobs - Monday, November 2, 2009 7:07 AM


Fantastic Video Parody: Paranormal Legislative Activity - Friday, October 30, 2009 4:05 PM


Administration's Spin Continues: 650,000 Jobs Saved or Created - Friday, October 30, 2009 2:00 PM


40 GOP Senators to Reid: Show the Public The Bill - Friday, October 30, 2009 7:49 AM


Paging Harry Reid: Where is the Bill? - Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:22 PM


It's Not That Flake Doesn't Appreciate Confucius ... - Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:46 AM


CFA and ATR to Pelosi: Give Us Time to Read the Bill and the Cost Estimate - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:47 PM


New Migration Study: Empire State Exodus - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:07 PM


Jobs Saved or Created "Pure Fiction" - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:43 AM


More Concerns About "Stimulus" Fuzzy Math - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:42 PM


Stimulus Snake Oil Was Too Tempting - Strings Now Come to Haunt States - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:40 AM


Reading the Constitution Might Be a Good Idea... - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:30 AM


Nevada Transparency Update - Monday, October 26, 2009 3:16 PM


Federal Spending: No Moderation in Sight - Monday, October 26, 2009 9:17 AM


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Two Liberal States to Embrace TABOR? - Monday, October 26, 2009 8:01 AM


New Mercatus Paper on Transparency - Friday, October 23, 2009 7:54 AM


Obama's Economist Declares "Mission Accomplished" - Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:50 PM


CFA and ATR Urge Sen. Reid to Post Merged Health Bill and Final Score - Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:36 PM


KansasOpenGov Launched - Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:53 AM


New Resource in WA: Evergreen Freedom Foundation's School District Transparency Project - Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:58 AM


So How's That "Stimulus" Doing? - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:54 PM


A Call for Transparency Upgrades in Oklahoma - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:31 AM


CFA Will Rate Vote Against Permanent "Doc Fix" Without Spending Cut Offsets - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:23 AM


Sneak Attack! WA Drivers Unwittingly Make State Park "Donations" - Monday, October 19, 2009 4:02 PM


Obama's Handout for Seniors a Political Ploy - Friday, October 16, 2009 2:30 PM


Reovery.Gov Jobs Claim - And so the Fuzzy Math Continues - Friday, October 16, 2009 10:34 AM


Featured Website: SunlightOnSchools.org (DE) - Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:33 PM


Featured Website: SunlightOnSchools.Org (DE) - Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:31 PM


New Accountability Tool on MaineOpenGov.org - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:10 PM


Some States Realize "Stimulus" Signs are Waste of Money - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:48 PM


Measuring the "Stimulus" - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:20 PM


New Jersey Mayoral Candidate Asks the Right Questions - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:03 PM


72-Hour Online Posting Requirement Desirabe for PA Budget Fight - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:01 AM


City of Surprise Takes Lead on Spending Transparency in Arizona - Monday, October 12, 2009 2:51 PM


Wyoming's Transparency Portal Goes Live - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 2:07 PM


Moderate Democrats Join Call for Full Legislative Language and Final CBO Score Before A Vote - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:52 AM


New Resource: Downsizing the Federal Government - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 8:39 AM


Dear TARP, Happy Anniversary! Now May We Please See Where Our Money Went? - Monday, October 5, 2009 12:39 PM


WSJ: Cash for Clunkers One of Washington's All-Time Dumb Ideas - Monday, October 5, 2009 12:15 PM


But I Thought the "Stimulus" Worked Better Than in Biden's Dreams?!? Never Mind, Huh? - Friday, October 2, 2009 10:23 AM


Tell Your Representative to Support Mandatory Waiting Periods for Legislation! - Thursday, October 1, 2009 5:14 PM


CFA & ATR Send Coalition Letter in Support of Mandatory 72-Hour Waiting Period - Thursday, October 1, 2009 4:47 PM


Would Your Representative Make the Grade? MT Group Holds Legislators Accountable - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:20 PM


More on the 72-Hour Read the Bill Effort - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:19 PM


Poll: 83% Say Congress Should Post Final Bills Online Before a Vote - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:37 AM


The New and Improved Recovery.gov? - Monday, September 28, 2009 11:58 AM


Featured Website: MassOpenBooks - Monday, September 28, 2009 10:40 AM


Congressional Leadership Playing Politics With Spending Bills - Friday, September 25, 2009 10:03 AM


CFA & ATR Urge Congress to Bring Mandatory Waiting Period Bill To The Floor - Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:15 PM


Maine Think Tank's Transparency Portal Helps Uncover Abusive Spending - Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:42 AM


TARP IG "Frustrated" by Government's "Basic Attitude" on TARP Transparency - Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:05 AM


Congress Can Spare Trillions of Our Dollars, But Can't Spare A Few Extra Days? - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:19 PM


No Transparency in Wisconsin...And It Shows - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:10 PM


CFA Urges Support for Coburn Transparency Amendments to Interior Bill - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:41 PM


Could the Senate Finance Committee Actually Be Getting a 72-Hour Waiting Period? - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:27 PM


House to Extend Unemployment Benefits to Record Total of 92 Weeks - CFA Urges Opposition - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:28 PM


WSJ Recap on Failed Vote to Strip Murtha "Air-Pork" - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:03 AM


Growing Government Under the Auspices of "Saving" the World? - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:00 AM


Featured Website: Open Book - City of Fort Collins Spending Transparency - Monday, September 21, 2009 3:51 PM


Another Case Study in Obama's Selective Transparency - The Cap-and-Trade Tax Hike - Monday, September 21, 2009 3:47 PM


CFA Executive Director Sandra Fabry Featured on IBD Weekly Podcast - Friday, September 18, 2009 9:51 AM


WSJ: Taxpayers "Involuntary Investors" in Federal Reserve - Friday, September 18, 2009 9:38 AM


House Votes for Government Takeover of Student Loans - Friday, September 18, 2009 8:38 AM


Issa, Boehner and Johanns to Receive "Nutcracker Award" - Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:40 PM


Municipalities Leading Transparency Efforts in Colorado: Fort Collins Puts Spending Online - Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:41 AM


CFA to Rate DeMint Amendment Striking Funding for Murtha "Air-Pork" - Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:58 PM


New Video Outlines the Empirical Evidence Against Big Government - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:34 AM


Following Up on Transparency in Nevada - Monday, September 14, 2009 2:31 PM


New Jersey Press Conference Coverage - Friday, September 11, 2009 2:53 PM


No Surprise Here: Obama Administration Claims Stimulus Saved/Created One Million Jobs - Friday, September 11, 2009 2:28 PM


Avoiding Transparency: MD Governor Lacks Will, Not Money - Friday, September 11, 2009 2:16 PM


Executive Director Sandra Fabry Speaks At New Jersey Press Conference - Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:11 PM


California Officials Push For More Transparency - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:28 PM


Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work Promoting Failed Policy - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 1:52 PM


Reminder: If We're Still Losing Jobs, We Haven't "Recovered" - Friday, September 4, 2009 11:14 AM


Imagine...Cashing In On ALL Your Clunkers - Friday, September 4, 2009 10:53 AM


Technical Transparency: What Is XML? - Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:22 AM


CO Launches State Spending Portal but Local County Remains More Accountable - Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:54 AM


Rep. Frank Says House Will Pass H.R. 1207 in October - Friday, August 28, 2009 11:11 AM


Featured Website: AuditTheFed.com - Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:36 AM


Would You Pay Billions For Government Conferences? No? Too Bad, You Already Did. - Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:26 AM


More Stimulus Waste - This Time, A Checkpoint For No One - Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:29 PM


Obama Administration Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Economic Report - Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:13 PM


Geithner: Transparency - A Line We Don't Want To Cross - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:46 PM


Federal Reserve Loses Lawsuit, Must Disclose Emergency Lending - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:04 PM


Where Is the Accountability? "Stimulus" Checks Sent to Prisoners - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:30 AM


Mr. President: If You've Saved Us, Stop Stimulating Us! - Monday, August 24, 2009 4:17 PM


Illinois County Posts Employee Salaries Online - Friday, August 21, 2009 10:39 AM


Double Trouble - New Yorkers Paying Twice As Much for Public Officials - Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:50 PM


Value Added Taxes - "handy money machines for governments" - Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:15 PM


Cost of Government Day 2009 - Media Coverage - Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:38 PM


Idaho Freedom Foundation Launches Transparency Portal! - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:48 PM


SeeThroughNY Celebrates One-Year Annivesary With Pork! - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:14 PM


August 12, 2009 - Cost of Government Day Has Arrived! - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:47 AM


California Passes Much Needed Transparency Legislation - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:53 PM


Illinois Transparency & Accountability Portal Launches Ahead of Schedule - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:08 PM


Washington State Think Tank Marks COGD - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:31 AM


More Evidence that Sunlight Really Is the Best Disinfectant - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:21 AM


ATR & CFA Co-Sponsor New Website: AuditTheFed.Com - Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:44 AM


Virginia - Cost of Government Day Arrives Five Days Later Than the National Date - Monday, August 17, 2009 5:26 PM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in Massachusetts - Monday, August 17, 2009 4:41 PM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in Washington - Monday, August 17, 2009 3:52 PM


Texas Transparency Check-Up - Monday, August 17, 2009 10:13 AM


New Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation Video: How Govt. Spending Hurts Economic Growth - Monday, August 17, 2009 10:12 AM


The First State to Require Total School District Transparency Is...the First State! - Friday, August 14, 2009 11:40 AM


CNN Asks: Is Obama's Promise of Transparency Broken? - Friday, August 14, 2009 10:40 AM


Miss the COGD press conference? See the whole thing here! - Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:08 PM


House GOP Conference Launches Transparency Site - Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:37 PM


Governor Quinn Signs Transparency Bill in Illinois - Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:00 PM


"Stimulus"? - Govt. Gets Bigger While Private Investment Falls off a Cliff - Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:19 PM


Did You Miss the COGD Press Conference? - Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:15 AM


The Davis-Bacon Act - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:46 AM


The Value-Added Tax (VAT) - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:45 AM


Cap-and-Trade - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:45 AM


Cost of Government Day Report 2008 - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:39 PM


August 12, 2009 - Cost of Government Day Has Finally Arrived! - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:19 PM


Happy Cost of Government Day?!? - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:52 PM


Cost of Government Day 2009 Report - Chart Room - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:58 PM


Cost of Government Day 2009 Report - Further Resources - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:58 PM


Methodology - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:56 PM


New Jersey: "The Perfect Bad Example" - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:55 PM


California: The Golden State's Self-Inflicted Crisis - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:54 PM


Tax Deferral and Foreign Tax Credit - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:51 PM


The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:44 PM


The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:42 PM


Closing Statement - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:41 PM


Interstate Migration - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:40 PM


The Regulatory Burden - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:36 PM


Government Employees - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:35 PM


State Tax Increases - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:34 PM


The Government Spending Burden - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:33 PM


State By State Breakdown - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:30 PM


Cost of Government Day Components - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:28 PM


Overview of Results - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:27 PM


A Message from Grover Norquist and CFA Executive Director Sandra Fabry - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:26 PM


About the Author / The Thomas Jefferson Fellowship - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:21 PM


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FYI Mr. President, Losing Jobs is Bad - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:47 PM


The Obama Administration & Selective Reality - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:56 AM


So Did Obama Rescue the Economy? - Monday, August 10, 2009 8:16 AM


Green For Thee but Not For Me - Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:45 AM


The Curious Case of the Amtrak IG's Retirement - Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:01 AM


Wisconsin Rep. Pushes for Earmark Reform - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 2:20 PM


Case Studies in Selective Transparency: Cash for Clunkers - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8:16 AM


Transparency in Health Care Reform: Deja Vu All Over Again? - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:33 AM


Wanted: TARP Transparency - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:51 AM


CFA and ATR to Senate: Reject Expansion of Cash for Clunkers - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 8:30 AM


August 12 - It's Finally Here: Cost of Government Day Arrives Later Than Ever in 2009 - Monday, August 3, 2009 2:07 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to Cloture on Agriculture Approps Substitute - Monday, August 3, 2009 1:43 PM


Featured Website: Recovery.org - Monday, August 3, 2009 1:03 PM


How Much Did the Appropriations Bills Cost You? - Monday, August 3, 2009 12:07 PM


Delaware State Spending Transparency Portal Launches - Friday, July 31, 2009 5:38 PM


CFA and ATR: Oppose the Highway Trust Fund Bailout - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:57 AM


OMB Releases the Hyped "$100 Million in Budget Savings" - Exactly Why We Need Transparency - Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:31 PM


Flake Takes On No-Bid Contract Earmarks in DOD Appropriations Bill - Monday, July 27, 2009 3:54 PM


Additional State Spending Transparency Resource Launched in SC - Monday, July 27, 2009 2:11 PM


Federal Efforts to Increase Fiscal Accountability - Monday, July 27, 2009 9:21 AM


Featured Website: OpenRegs.Com - Monday, July 27, 2009 9:17 AM


Obama's Selective Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 12:05 PM


Nevada Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 9:44 AM


New York Spending Transparency - Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:30 PM


NY Times Calls Obama's Savings Bluff - Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:18 PM


Shining Light on Federal Regulations: OpenRegs.com - Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:46 AM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on THUD Appropriations Bill - Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:31 AM


In Case You Didn't Know: Some Members of Congress Think Tax Hikes Are "Kind ofFun"! - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:59 AM


Obama Pushes For Health Care Overhaul While Admitting He Is "Not Familiar" With House Bill - Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:12 PM


ATR: Halt Spending of Taxpayer Dollars Until Obama Releases Overspending Numbers - Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:31 PM


Featured Website: DelawareSpends.com - Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:23 PM


Sedwick County in Kansas Opens Up Its Books - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:06 PM


ATR & CFA Support H.R. 3140, the REBOUND Act - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:39 PM


Video and Podcasts - Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:28 PM


Testimony and Letters - Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:42 PM


The Federal Funding Accountability Act and USAspending.gov - Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:06 PM


So Many Headlines, So Little Time - Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:48 PM


Obama's Chief Economist Admits Jobs Claim Pulled Out of Thin Air - Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:25 AM


The New Recovery.Gov - "Cheeseburgers or Steaks"? - Friday, July 10, 2009 4:14 PM


News Stories on Transparency in Government Spending - Friday, July 10, 2009 2:45 PM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on the Department of State Appropriations Bill - Thursday, July 9, 2009 4:52 PM


The "Dog That Ain't Barked Yet" Just Did - at Pelosi's Mouse - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:29 PM


Featured Website: NC Transparency - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 6:12 PM


North Carolina County Launches Transparency Portal - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 6:05 PM


Accountability a Laughing Matter? Steny Hoyer Insults Taxpayers - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:43 PM


"Stimulus" Oversight - Many Questions Remain - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:21 AM


Ready for the Battle over Yet Another "Stimulus" Package? - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:00 PM


New Resource for Delaware Taxpayers - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:33 PM


Hawaii Transparency Legislation Signed into Law - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:27 PM


Senate to Post Member Office Expenditures Online - Passes Coburn Amendment - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:32 AM


Biden Won't Dismiss Second "Stimulus" - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:07 AM


CFA and ATR Support Coburn Transparency Amendment - Monday, July 6, 2009 3:09 PM


Wisconsin Governor Cheats Taxpayers on Lavish Travel Expenses - Monday, July 6, 2009 2:55 PM


New Jersey Representatives Seek Waiting Period for Bills - Monday, July 6, 2009 10:58 AM


Posting of House Expenditures Delayed Until October - Monday, July 6, 2009 8:36 AM


City of Greer May Soon Join Other SC Localities in Posting Spending Records Online - Monday, July 6, 2009 8:18 AM


Cap-and-Trade Sweetheart Deal: Earmarks for Votes? - Thursday, July 2, 2009 4:18 PM


Ethan Allen Institute Launches Vermont Transparency Portal - Thursday, July 2, 2009 4:08 PM


John Locke Foundation Launches NCTransparency.com - Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:35 PM


UK: Local Transparency Success - Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:21 PM


"Stimulus" - So Where Are the Jobs? - Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:17 AM


White House Staff Salary Info Now Online - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 5:26 PM


Federal Transparency - Clearing Up Some Confusion - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 3:40 PM


South Carolina's Local Transparency Efforts Not Popular With Some Officials - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:48 PM


Texas Needs Transparency in Higher Education Spending - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:10 PM


Get Ready for the Next Transparency Fiasco With the Health Care Reform Bill - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:48 AM


Oregon Transparency Legislation Headed for Governor's Desk - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:01 AM


Video: Cap and Trade Farce: Even Obama's Energy Czar Hasn't Read the Billl - Monday, June 29, 2009 2:35 PM


Oh, the Irony ... Congressman Baird Champions Waiting Period, But Votes for Rushed Cap-and-Trade - Monday, June 29, 2009 12:56 PM


Pork-Barrel Politics Still Gathering Speed - Monday, June 29, 2009 11:26 AM


Transparency in Annapolis Still Lacking - Monday, June 29, 2009 8:08 AM


Transparency Travesty in the House of Representatives - Friday, June 26, 2009 4:39 PM


Transparency Travesty in the House of Representatives - Friday, June 26, 2009 4:38 PM


Transparency Travesty in the House of Representatives - Friday, June 26, 2009 4:37 PM


Three Models of Failure: The Albany-Trenton-Sacramento Disease - Friday, June 26, 2009 1:36 PM


Jon Stewart's Daily Show Takes on Obama Transparency Promise - Friday, June 26, 2009 10:34 AM


Featured Website: MaineOpenGov - Friday, June 26, 2009 10:22 AM


CFA Supports Tiahrt Earmark Reform Legislation - Friday, June 26, 2009 8:29 AM


Waxman-Markey Repeat of "Stimulus-Fiasco"? - Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:09 PM


A Federal Transparency Competition? - Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:32 PM


California Transparency - Still Too Opaque - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:01 PM


A Response to ObamaCare - Listen/Watch Live Today - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:54 AM


Obama Administration Moving the Goal Posts - Again - Monday, June 22, 2009 1:49 PM


West Virginia Legislature Rushed Budget, Failed to Pass Transparency Bill - Monday, June 22, 2009 7:52 AM


Tenessee Legislature Fails to Pass Spending Transparency Measure - Monday, June 22, 2009 7:43 AM


UK Parliamentary Expenditures Now Online - But Heavily Censored - Friday, June 19, 2009 11:19 AM


CFA & ATR Supports the Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009 - Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:34 PM


RSC Announces Launch of Sunset Caucus - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:37 PM


Transparency Hearing in PA Tomorrow - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:49 PM


CFA Vote Alert on War Supplemental - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:11 PM


"Hold on to your Wallets, America!" - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:46 AM


Feature: Coburn Report - A Second Opinion on the "Stimulus" - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:35 AM


Federal Transparency - More Broken Promises? - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:20 AM


Coburn Report On The Not So Waste-Free "Stimulus" - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:53 AM


Coburn to Release "Second Opinion on Stimulus" - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:15 AM


Wisconsin Disappoints...In a Big Way - Monday, June 15, 2009 5:41 PM


Grover Norquist: Transparency & Freedom Go Hand in Hand - Monday, June 15, 2009 5:22 PM


Stimulus = Fail ... Time for Repeal! - Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:02 PM


Featured Website: StimulusWatch.org - Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:15 PM


Video: Job Losses With/Without the Stimulus Explained with Pennies - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:32 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to Foreign Affairs Authorization Bill - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:27 PM


Outrage Over MP Allowances in Britain Continues - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:23 AM


CFA on Cash for Clunkers - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:40 AM


Back to that Phony "Jobs Created/Saved" Claim - Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:45 PM


SC Comptroller General Eckstrom Sees New Momentum for Transparency - Monday, June 8, 2009 2:36 PM


Earmarks Coming to Haunt Pelosi? - Friday, June 5, 2009 3:04 PM


Georgia Public Policy Foundation: Transparency More Than Dumping Files - Friday, June 5, 2009 11:04 AM


Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Transparency Executive Order - Friday, June 5, 2009 8:10 AM


CFA Will Rate Vote Against "Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009" - Thursday, June 4, 2009 2:47 PM


"Ongoing Efforts?" Pelosi Instructs CAO to Post Statement of Disbursements Online - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 4:34 PM


Surprise!?! Joe Biden Says "Stimulus" Waste Inevitable - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:15 AM


CT Senate: Do As I Say, Not As I Do - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:27 PM


PA Senate Passes Transparency Legislation, But The Fight Isn't Over... - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 10:36 AM


Poll: Government Motors? Only 21% Support the Bailout Plan - Monday, June 1, 2009 11:39 AM


So What Do Members of Congress Spend Their Allowances On? - Monday, June 1, 2009 6:15 AM


Transparency Advocates Challenge PA Governor's Office - Friday, May 29, 2009 11:53 AM


Another Proof That Spending Transparency is Usually Less Costly Than Anticipated - Friday, May 29, 2009 7:38 AM


On Tap: Bailout to Insure Municipal Bond Debt? - Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:28 PM


Gov. Riley Signs Spending Transparency Bill - Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:23 AM


One-Stop Portal for Transparency in Virginia - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:20 PM


Calculating the Cost of Hiring a New Federal Employee - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:16 PM


100 Days of "Stimulus" - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:22 AM


Nebraska Codifies Spending Transparency Portal Into Statute - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:20 AM


Swiss Cheese Transparency? - Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:37 PM


New York City Comptroller Embraces Transparency - Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:50 PM


Michigan Legislative Offices Post Allotments Online - Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:18 AM


Haste Makes Waste...and Increases Taxes - Friday, May 22, 2009 11:20 AM


Gov. Sanford's War Against Federal Spending - Friday, May 22, 2009 11:13 AM


Poll: Bigger Problem is Unwillingness of Politicians to Control Government Spending - Friday, May 22, 2009 10:58 AM


Poll: Bigger Problem is Unwillingness of Politicians to Control Government - Friday, May 22, 2009 10:49 AM


Florida Posts State Travel Logs Online - Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:48 PM


DeMint/Geithner Exchange: TARP - A Perpetual Bailout? - Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:34 PM


Transparency and the Issue of Data Accuracy - Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:06 AM


IL Policy Institute: Challenging the "This is Illinois, What Do You Expect?" Mentality - Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:27 AM


Survey Confirms: Information is Power - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 1:16 PM


Gov. Gregoire Won't Cut Essential Services ... Like Poetry!?! - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 1:01 PM


Florida's CFO Updates Online Checkbook - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:58 PM


Government Printing Wastes...$440 Million?! - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:55 PM


In FLorida, Taxpayers Stand to Benefit from "One-Upmanship" on Transparency - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:50 AM


Too Big to Fail: The Latest Bailout Request - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:26 AM


South Carolina Counties Go Transparent - Monday, May 18, 2009 10:42 AM


Utah Transparency Portal Launch Ceremony Tomorrow - Monday, May 18, 2009 8:08 AM


Spending Transparency Progress in Alabama - Monday, May 18, 2009 7:49 AM


Spending Transparency Progress in Alabama - Monday, May 18, 2009 7:43 AM


Transparency Win in Illinois! - Friday, May 15, 2009 5:01 PM


Bipartisan Group of House Members: Subaward Reporting Key to "Stimulus" Accountability - Friday, May 15, 2009 4:37 PM


CFA and other Groups Urge Congress to Strengthen TARP Accountability - Friday, May 15, 2009 3:46 PM


Spending Transparency in Wyoming - Friday, May 15, 2009 8:02 AM


CFA Supports Effort to Create Public Database for CRS Reports - Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:37 PM


Joe Biden's "Stimulus Progress" Report Moving the Goal Post - Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:51 PM


Hamilton County, Ohio Improves Transparency - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:54 PM


Hawaii Transparency...Second Time's a Charm? - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:48 PM


ND Transparency Bill Signed Into Law - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:41 PM


CFA Opposes the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:12 PM


Oberstar Rolls Back Earmark Transparency Standard - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:49 PM


Haste Makes Waste? No Kidding - "Stimulus" Checks Sent to Dead People - Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:19 PM


Florida: CFO Calls for Tracking Use of State Plane Online - Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:15 AM


Interesting Report on Spending Transparency - Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:57 AM


Lessons Not Learned: Nevada Legislates Behind Closed Doors - Monday, May 11, 2009 4:34 PM


Censorship Effort in Maine Thwarted - Monday, May 11, 2009 8:51 AM


Even Modest Budget Cuts Too Much for Members of Congress - Monday, May 11, 2009 8:36 AM


Third Time's A Charm - Florida Legislature Passes Spending Transparency Legislation - Monday, May 11, 2009 8:23 AM


Congressman Issa Calls out Tim Geithner on TARP Transparency and Accountability - Friday, May 8, 2009 5:51 PM


Transparency Efforts in Delaware Yield Results - Gov. Announces Online Checkbook - Friday, May 8, 2009 11:49 AM


Found on British MPs' Expense Reports: Horse Manure, Porn Movies, Chocolate Santas and a Mole Hunter - Friday, May 8, 2009 9:49 AM


Drumroll Please! President Announces Spending Cuts Amounting to … - Thursday, May 7, 2009 5:59 PM


"Show Me" State Spending - Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:38 PM


Bittersweet Victory for Transparency in Colorado - Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:33 PM


"Stimulus" Spending Still Elusive - Wednesday, May 6, 2009 6:10 PM


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In Spite of Success, Spending Transparency Still not a No-Brainer in KS Senate - Wednesday, May 6, 2009 11:01 AM


Does XBRL Hold the Key to Financial Reporting and Disclosure? - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 3:08 PM


Philadelphia Inquirer: Shining Light on PA Spending - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 9:42 AM


Tennessee OpenGov: Transparency or Smoke and Mirrors? - Monday, May 4, 2009 6:08 PM


North Dakota Spending Transparency Bill Awaiting Gov's Signature - Monday, May 4, 2009 5:38 PM


Video: How Many Millions Are in a Trillion? - Monday, May 4, 2009 2:04 PM


Governing Magazine: How Much Transparency is Enough? - Monday, May 4, 2009 1:22 PM


Subaward Reporting under Coburn-Obama - A Status Update - Monday, May 4, 2009 9:12 AM


Transparency Advocates Reach Across the Aisle in Vermont - Friday, May 1, 2009 1:06 PM


Another RI Agency Gets Transparent! - Friday, May 1, 2009 12:57 PM


Interesting Transparency Angle on HUD Deputy Nomination - Friday, May 1, 2009 11:20 AM


CO Spending Transparency Bill Clears Another Hurdle - Friday, May 1, 2009 10:58 AM


Sen. DeMint Pushes for Transparency in Voting - Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:09 PM


More on Murtha's Airport - Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:53 PM


Oregon House Unanimously Passes Spending Transparency Measure - Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:59 AM


Congress Passes Obama Budget - Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:39 AM


More on the President's Transparency Promises - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:49 PM


Stimulus Transparency: Let's Hold the President to His Promise - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:42 AM


President Obama: 100 Days By the Numbers - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:31 PM


CFA Vote Alert: Will Rate A Vote Against the Conference Report on the FY 2010 Budget - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:44 PM


Podcast: The President's "Sunlight Before Signing" Promise - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:00 PM


Not Much Luck on State Transparency in Idaho, but Localities Move Forward - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:00 PM


Maine 2008 Finances Now Public...but perhaps not for long? - Monday, April 27, 2009 3:24 PM


UK: Tory Leader Pledges Spending Transparency - Monday, April 27, 2009 1:23 PM


Union Transparency Rules Rolled Back - Monday, April 27, 2009 12:49 PM


Featured Website: LaTrac - Louisiana's Spending Transparency Portal - Monday, April 27, 2009 12:00 PM


President Obama's First 100 Days from a Taxpayer Perspective - Monday, April 27, 2009 11:56 AM


President Obama's First 100 Days from a Taxpayer Perspective - Monday, April 27, 2009 11:56 AM


CFA Endorses the "Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act" - Friday, April 24, 2009 12:35 PM


"Stimulus" Dollars to Fund "King of Pork Airways"? - Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:12 PM


Approps Committee Already Getting Lax on Own Earmark Rule? - Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:22 PM


Update: County Rejecting Stimulus Funds Won't Send Money to Another County - Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:47 AM


Local News: Some Counties Reject Stimulus, Tea Party Kills Local Tax Hike - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:36 PM


The Federal Gravy Train - Already Crowded, But Cars to be Added Soon? - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:43 AM


Having Fun With Obama's Spending Cut Promise: "Worthless" - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:16 AM


MT Transparency Bill Dead For Now, But Expected to Be Back With a Vengeance - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:27 AM


No Kidding: TARP Watchdog Says Better Oversight Needed - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:47 AM


CFA Launches "Tax Bites" - Monday, April 20, 2009 1:45 PM


So NOW the President Wants to Cut Wasteful Spending? - Monday, April 20, 2009 1:42 PM


Colorado Transparency Bill Passes the House - Friday, April 17, 2009 5:41 PM


Jindal Administration Announces Transparency Upgrades - Friday, April 17, 2009 4:07 PM


FL Senate Passes Transparency Legislation - Friday, April 17, 2009 10:36 AM


Recovery.Org Beats Recovery.Gov to the Punch - Friday, April 17, 2009 9:57 AM


Helpful Study on Cost of Spending Transparency - Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:12 AM


If You Enjoyed the Easter Egg Hunt, Maybe You'll Enjoy Tracking Down Earmark Requests - Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:49 AM


Happy Tax Day - Taxes go Transparent in Washington - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:34 PM


After Your Tea Party, See How Your Tax Dollars Have Gone to Waste - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:25 PM


Sen. Jim DeMint : Time for Conservatives to Remember the One Thing We Want to Conserve: Freedom - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:13 AM


Happy Tea Party Day! - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:05 AM


Calling Coloradans: Transparency Hearing Tomorrow! - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:04 PM


Another RI Agency To Post Expenditures Online - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:44 PM


Tax Bites - Cigarettes - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:59 AM


Tax Bites - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:57 AM


Censorship Effort Underway in Maine? - Monday, April 13, 2009 3:30 PM


President Obama, How Soon is "Soon" When it Comes to Sunlight Before Signing? - Monday, April 13, 2009 1:44 PM


Movement on the Education Transparency Front in Delaware - Monday, April 13, 2009 8:06 AM


Local Transparency Success in Kentucky - Monday, April 13, 2009 7:57 AM


VA Transparency Gets Unexpected Veto Session Boost - Thursday, April 9, 2009 9:48 AM


Featured Website: Rhode Island Transparency Portal - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 5:06 PM


New York Attorney General Launches Project Sunlight 2.0 - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 3:57 PM


Sad But True: TARP Cost Estimate Increase Should Not Surprise Anyone - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 1:52 PM


Alaska Transparency Bill Moves Forward - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 3:46 PM


Montana Policy Institute Launches Transparency Ad Campaign - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 12:48 PM


New Study: "Stimulus" is a Job Killer - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 11:43 AM


Idaho Statesman Hopes Transparency Will Rise from the Ashes - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 10:46 AM


Mob Tactics in the Treasury Department? - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 10:27 AM


CA Takes A Timely First Step Towards Transparency - Monday, April 6, 2009 2:03 PM


North Carolina's Governor Launches Website - Monday, April 6, 2009 12:56 PM


House Members Publish Earmarks Online…Sort Of. - Monday, April 6, 2009 12:29 PM


Featured Website: Open Alabama - Monday, April 6, 2009 10:07 AM


Denver Post Sides With Transparency Advocates - Monday, April 6, 2009 9:56 AM


Bad News in Idaho - House Kills Transparency Legislation - Friday, April 3, 2009 4:46 PM


DeMint and Flake Taking Aim At Obama Earmark Reform Promise - Friday, April 3, 2009 1:33 PM


Illinois Transparency Legislation Clears House Unanimously - Thursday, April 2, 2009 6:16 PM


Colorado: Gov. Ritter's Executive Order a Toothless Tiger - Thursday, April 2, 2009 6:03 PM


So Where is the "Stimulus" Money Going? - Thursday, April 2, 2009 3:11 PM


CFA Will Rate A Vote Against Senate Democrat Budget - Thursday, April 2, 2009 2:01 PM


CFA Supports RSC Budget Alternative, Will Rate Vote - Thursday, April 2, 2009 1:29 PM


HB 1288: Good for you, Good for Colorado - tell your Representatives! - Thursday, April 2, 2009 12:11 PM


Pelosi-Obama-Reid Budget Vote Alert: CFA Will Rate Vote Against Bloated Tax-and-Spend Budget - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:51 AM


Get Your Hands on Rich States, Poor States - the 2nd Edition - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:56 AM


The Ocean State Becomes More Transparent - Monday, March 30, 2009 3:41 PM


More Bailouts on Tap? - Monday, March 30, 2009 9:38 AM


Recovery.com? - Friday, March 27, 2009 12:06 PM


About That "Saved and Created Jobs" Claim - Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:11 PM


TAP Minnesota - Transparency Website Now Live - Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:43 PM


Minnesota to Launch Transparency Website Today - Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:06 PM


Why Should Spending Transparency Stop With Just the "Stimulus" Spending? A New Push in DE - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:41 PM


Obama Budget to Move Us Away From "Borrow and Spend"? I Think Not! - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:44 PM


Earmark Odyssey: Probably Not the Only Time Something Like This Happens - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:05 AM


Ray of Sunshine Breaks Through in South Dakota - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:42 PM


Wanted: Sub-Award Spending Information and Disclosure Deliquents - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:10 AM


Gov. Sanford Explains - Monday, March 23, 2009 8:43 AM


West Virginia Lawmakers Challenge Governor on Transparency - Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:47 PM


Florida Makes Good Use of Sunshine Week - Another Update - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:25 PM


More Transparency in Government Spending Underway in Texas? - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:09 PM


The Trillion Dollar Spending and Debt Package Visualized in $100 Bills - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:20 PM


Florida Governor and CFO Launch Vendor Search Portal - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:59 PM


"Stimulus" Takes Taxpayers for a Ride - on a Skateboard - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:02 PM


Joe Biden Proudly Announces Government Throwing More Money in Bottomless Pit - Monday, March 16, 2009 2:01 PM


"Stimulus" Transparency? Not for a While - Monday, March 16, 2009 1:56 PM


North Carolina to Open its Books - Monday, March 16, 2009 9:55 AM


Utah Legislature Passes Local Spending Transparency Legislation - Friday, March 13, 2009 12:29 PM


Florida Senate Launches Transparency Initiative - Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:03 PM


Backdoor Socialism? - Control, not "Stimulus" - Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:52 PM


Good Earmark Analogy from Sen. DeMint - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:30 PM


Dislike Wasteful Spending? Get a Life! (says Harry Reid) - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:32 PM


Keynesian Kitchen Sink Economics - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:59 AM


The Markets Don't Buy the "Stimulus" Boondoggle - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:23 AM


Two Additional MI School Districts to Post Check Register Online - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:22 AM


SC Lawmaker, Comptroller and Policy Council Renew Push for Local Spending Transparency - Monday, March 9, 2009 6:31 PM


Local Spending Transparency Advances in Illinois - Monday, March 9, 2009 5:26 PM


Trillion Dollard Spending and Debt Package Funding Another Bridge to Nowhere? - Monday, March 9, 2009 4:14 PM


Spending Transparency Roundup - Friday, March 6, 2009 3:10 PM


House GOP Calls for Spending Freeze - Friday, March 6, 2009 12:00 PM


CFA Letter in Support of Flake Privileged Resolution - Friday, March 6, 2009 8:58 AM


CFA to Senate: Reject the Bloated Leftover-Spending Bill! - Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:00 PM


Alabama Gov. Bob Riley Launches Transparency Website - Thursday, March 5, 2009 5:52 PM


Video: Sen. DeMint's Floor Speech on the Omnibus Earmarks - Thursday, March 5, 2009 3:19 PM


"Stimulus" was Friday 13th Shocker, Budget to Become April Fool's Joke? - Thursday, March 5, 2009 11:22 AM


After - Thursday, March 5, 2009 11:11 AM


Congratulations to the Winner of CFA's Drawing at CPAC! - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 9:16 AM


Independence Institute Asks: How Does an Agency Lose Two Forklifts? - Tuesday, March 3, 2009 2:10 PM


Sen. DeMint Challenges President Obama on Earmarks - Monday, March 2, 2009 5:22 PM


No Surprise Here: Posting Salary Information of State Employees Meets Resistance in Illinois - Monday, March 2, 2009 1:32 PM


About that "New Era of Responsibility..." - Friday, February 27, 2009 6:04 PM


Follow the Pork! - Friday, February 27, 2009 5:44 PM


Featured Website: ATR.org - Friday, February 27, 2009 5:41 PM


Oregon Spending Transparency Legislation Heard in Committee - Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:32 AM


Double-Dipping with the "Stimnibus" - Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:37 AM


Great Teaparty Protest Pic - This Dog Didn't Read the Bill Either - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:34 PM


Vote Alert: CFA Urges Congress to Reject Omnibus - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:43 PM


Virginia's Forecast: Sunshine on Spending - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:40 PM


How Will We Pay for the Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spendathon? - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:45 PM


Found on Twitter: Waste in the Omnibus - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:35 PM


Ready to Spend Another Couple Hundred Billion? The Omnibus is Now Online - Monday, February 23, 2009 3:07 PM


USA Today Piece on Spending Transparency - Monday, February 23, 2009 1:47 PM


Spot-On Letter to the Editor in WSJ on Stimulus Transparency - Monday, February 23, 2009 8:43 AM


Recovery.gov - Transparency or Spin? - Friday, February 20, 2009 4:23 PM


Next on the Federal Spending Docket: It's Budget Time! - Friday, February 20, 2009 2:13 PM


Of Mice and Men - Friday, February 20, 2009 9:21 AM


Cartoon: Shovel-Ready - Friday, February 20, 2009 9:01 AM


Six Things You Need to Know About the "Stimulus" - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:45 PM


The Irony of President Obama's "Sunlight Before Signing" - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:45 AM


Rhode Island: Dept. of Administration Launches Spending Transparency Site, Gov's Expenditures Next - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:18 AM


Rhode Island: Gov - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:09 AM


School Spending Transparency Moves Forward in Colorado - Monday, February 16, 2009 6:15 PM


Friday the 13th, 2009 - A Scary Day Indeed... - Monday, February 16, 2009 11:23 AM


A Lot of Bad News from DC, A Little Bit Of Good News From North Dakota - Friday, February 13, 2009 5:28 PM


Has Any Member Read The Final Version of the "Stimulus" Package? Leader Boehner Thinks Not - Friday, February 13, 2009 3:56 PM


House Passes Spending Package - No GOP Support - Friday, February 13, 2009 3:36 PM


ATR Challenge to Those Who Plan to Vote "Yes" on "Stimulus": Will You Have Read The Bill? - Friday, February 13, 2009 12:41 PM


Video: Grover Norquist on Why the Pelosi-Obama-Reid "Stimulus" Boondoggle Won't Work - Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:12 PM


House Leadership Wants Taxpayers to Buy Pig in a Poke Tomorrow - Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:01 PM


House Leadership Wants Taxpayers to Buy Pig in a Poke Tomorrow - Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:59 PM


A Call for Transparency and Accountability Regarding the So-Called "Stimulus" - Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:18 AM


And This Just in From Alabama - Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:23 PM


Amidst the Doom and Gloom a Little Ray of Sunshine - Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:20 PM


The So-Called "Stimulus Compromise" - Still a Bad Idea that Won't Work and Still Riddled With Waste - Monday, February 9, 2009 1:58 PM


Chicago Sun Times Posts Teacher Salary Database - Monday, February 9, 2009 9:45 AM


Contact the Center for Fiscal Accountability - Friday, February 6, 2009 6:28 PM


CFA to Senate: Reject the Spending Package Under the Guise of "Stimulus" - Friday, February 6, 2009 5:47 PM


VA Spending Transparency Legislation Clears Big Hurdle in Senate - Friday, February 6, 2009 11:36 AM


Kansas: Sen. Tim Huelskamp Introduces Local Spending Transparency Legislation - Thursday, February 5, 2009 6:12 PM


Let Us Read the Omnibus! - Thursday, February 5, 2009 4:52 PM


Leading by Example in Michigan - Thursday, February 5, 2009 4:35 PM


Buckeye Institute Posts State Employee Salaries - Thursday, February 5, 2009 4:07 PM


Mayor Daley's Stimulus Projects: "I have my list, but I won't show it to you!" - Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:35 PM


New Poll: Americans Believe Tax Cuts Better Than Government Spending Package - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:41 PM


Calling VA Taxpayers: Tell Your Senators to Support SB 936, Transparency Legislation - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:14 PM


- Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:05 PM


Sanford Spot-On on the "Stimulus" That Isn't - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 4:45 PM


Help to Crowd-Source the Stimulus at StimulusWatch.org - Monday, February 2, 2009 4:34 PM


Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Spending Transparency Legislation - Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:13 AM


Montana Legislative Committee to Hear Spending Transparency Legislation Today - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:14 PM


Lingle Administration Won't Release the Funds to Build Transparency Website - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:47 AM


CFA Urges Opposition to Troika's Spending Package, Will Double-Rate Vote in Ratings - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:12 PM


Not Everyone Is Drinking the Stimulus Kool-Aid: "With All Due Respect, Mr. President..." - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:12 PM


Your Tax Dollars at Work: Natl. Association of Counties Using Taxpayer Funds to Fight Taxpayers - Monday, January 26, 2009 6:41 PM


VA: Budget Cool-Off Bill in Committee Tomorrow - Call your Senators - Monday, January 26, 2009 5:08 PM


"Pushover Parenting" and the Stimulus: Don't Reward Bad Behavior - Monday, January 26, 2009 1:23 PM


Video: Clearing the Air on the Myth of "Stimulus" Spending - Monday, January 26, 2009 12:53 PM


Video: Clearing the Air on the Myth of "Stimulus" Spending - Monday, January 26, 2009 12:49 PM


Action Alert: Reject the Troika's Spending Plan under the Guise of "Stimulus" - Monday, January 26, 2009 11:55 AM


CFA On Delaware Talk Radio - Friday, January 23, 2009 6:21 PM


Featured Website: North Dakota Sunshine on Schools - Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:02 PM


Sen. DeMint Warns Against Troika Spending Plan, Calls for Tax Cuts Instead - Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:20 PM


CFA Discusses Spending Transparency Efforts on Radio Free Washington - Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:50 AM


Stop Annoying Me, Or the Government Will Fine You!?! - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:24 PM


Delaware and National Transparency Efforts Focus of Friday Radio Show - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 1:25 PM


The Troika Spending Plan: Not so Transparent, and not so Earmark-Free - Monday, January 19, 2009 4:05 PM


Taxpayer Right to Know Act Introduced in Montana - Monday, January 19, 2009 12:38 PM


Blame Game on TARP Transparency - Monday, January 19, 2009 8:49 AM


Read the "Stimulus"! - Friday, January 16, 2009 6:24 PM


Senate Vote To Disapprove Release of Remaining TARP Funds Fails - Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:40 PM


Independence Institute Releases School Spending Transparency Study - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:15 PM


New Pennsylvania Transparency Resource: PennsylvaniaVotes.org - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 1:50 PM


DuPage County, IL Goes Transparent - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:41 AM


VA Lawmakers Kick Off 2009 Transparency Push - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:16 AM


NC One Step Closer to Transparency in Government Spending? - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:13 PM


NJ Gov. Embraces Spending Transparency in State of the State - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:30 PM


CFA and ATR Call for Transparency And Accountability in Stimulus Negotiations - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 1:18 PM


State of Kentucky Opens Door to Public Scrutiny of Government Finances - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:21 PM


Your Tax Dollars at Work: Chicago Public Schools Manager Must Looove Espresso - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 11:59 AM


Spending Transparency Event: Symposium in PA Next Tuesday - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:20 PM


Featured Website: CRG Network's Government Accountability in Spending Project - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 4:59 PM


A Transparent and Accountable 111th Congress? Far From It - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 3:15 PM


Georgia Transparency Website Goes Live - Monday, January 5, 2009 4:03 PM


TX Public Policy Foundation: Podcast With Transparency Leader Susan Combs - Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:33 PM


Featured Website: Rhode Island's Transparency Train - Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:26 PM


Ohio Transparency Bill Headed To Governor - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:02 PM


Curious About Government Worker Pay? - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:58 PM


Progress Report from CO: City of Greeley Posts Expenditures - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:16 AM


NY: Empire Center Gives Transparency Award to Cuomo, DiNapoli for Transparency Work - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:08 AM


Crowdsourcing the Mayors' Wishlist? - Monday, December 15, 2008 1:04 PM


Fodder for the Next Worst Waste of the Year Report? - Monday, December 15, 2008 1:01 PM


Tertium Quids Radio: Interview with VA State Senator Ken Cuccinelli on Transparency - Friday, December 12, 2008 5:51 PM


Videos from Montana Policy Institute Policy Orientation for Lawmakers Now Live - Friday, December 12, 2008 11:46 AM


2008: Worst Waste of the Year - Coburn Releases Report - Friday, December 12, 2008 11:14 AM


Calling All Mayors: Mayor of London Posts Expenditures Online - Friday, December 12, 2008 8:54 AM


Video: Jim DeMint on the Bailout - Friday, December 12, 2008 8:08 AM


New Data on MaineOpenGov.org - Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:06 PM


Across the Atlantic: Transparency in EU Spending - Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:42 PM


NJ Spending Transparency Press Conference - Video Coverage - Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:29 PM


Bailout Watch: CFA Vote Alert on Auto Bailout - Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:29 PM


Featured Website: Fiscal.wa.gov - Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:22 PM


CFA and ATR Participate in Press Conference to Kick Off Transparency Campaign in New Jersey - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 11:56 AM


Bailout Watch: Cartoon Blogging - Thursday, December 4, 2008 9:15 AM


Washington Spending Transparency Portal Now Live - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:32 PM


More from SC Comptroller General Eckstrom: Public Should Demand Transparency - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:03 PM


Hot Off the Press: Texas Public Policy Foundation Releases New Transparency Report - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:22 AM


Featured Website: Where The Money Goes - Window on TX State Government - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:38 AM


Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to Discuss Transparency Initiatives on Wednesday (audiocast available) - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:58 PM


WA: Get Your Bookmarks Ready - Transparency Website to Launch this Wednesday - Monday, December 1, 2008 4:58 PM


Figures: "Bailout" Is Word Of The Year 2008, According to Merriam-Webster - Monday, December 1, 2008 10:07 AM


Illinois Has Some Catching Up To Do - Monday, December 1, 2008 9:47 AM


AL: The Time is Right for Spending Transparency - Monday, December 1, 2008 8:25 AM


Cartoon Blogging: Thanksgiving Turkeys Ask for Bailout - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:17 AM


Parliaments around the globe slow in using the Internet to communicate with constituents - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:52 AM


Happy Holidays! We're Serving a Stuffed Transparency Bill in Ohio - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:12 PM


NC County Commissioners Surveyed on Government Transparency - Monday, November 24, 2008 8:41 PM


Curious How Much Your State Government Spends on Travel? In SC, You Can Find Out - Monday, November 24, 2008 8:28 PM


Municipal Association of SC: Accountability Not Worth the Effort!? - Monday, November 24, 2008 3:38 PM


Nebraska Voting Transparency Site Launched: Unicameralvotes.Com - Friday, November 21, 2008 4:50 PM


From our Friends at the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Comptroller Combs Discusses TX Transparency - Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:06 PM


Ohio: Transparency Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee - Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:36 PM


More Transparency in the Bailout? - Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:11 PM


Former GM Manager Explains Why Detroit Should Not Get A Bailout - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:39 AM


Bailout Watch: States' Spendthrift Should Not Be Rewarded - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45 AM


New York Taxpayers: It's the Spending, Stupid! - Monday, November 17, 2008 9:53 PM


New York Taxpayers: It's the Spending, Stupid! - Monday, November 17, 2008 9:49 PM


Let's Give it Back to Taxpayers! ATR's Grover Norquist Applies for TARP Funds - Monday, November 17, 2008 9:23 PM


Montana Transparency Resource: BigSkySearch.info - Friday, November 14, 2008 9:48 AM


Porkbusters on Patrol: Massachusetts Pork in Mexico - Friday, November 14, 2008 9:34 AM


Bailout Watch: Guess Who's Now Coming to Dine at the Taxpayers' Buffet? - Friday, November 14, 2008 8:54 AM


CFA-Cosponsored Event Gets Great Media Coverage - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:18 AM


Bailout Watch: Gov. Sanford Continues to Urge Opposition to Further Bailouts; Calls for Oversight - Monday, November 10, 2008 8:02 PM


Featured Website: TexasBudgetSource - Monday, November 10, 2008 6:49 PM


Change.Gov - The "Opposite of Transparency"? - Monday, November 10, 2008 5:57 PM


Bloomberg News Files Lawsuit In Light of Lack of Bailout Transparency - Monday, November 10, 2008 12:03 PM


Here's Your Chance To Tell The Transition Team What You Think Will Get the Economy Back On Track - Friday, November 7, 2008 1:43 PM


State Comptroller Makes Case for Transparency - Friday, November 7, 2008 1:29 PM


PA: Shining a Light onSchool Board-Union Contract Negotiations - Friday, November 7, 2008 10:30 AM


Bailout Watch: Who Will Be in Charge of Spending Your Money? - Friday, November 7, 2008 8:30 AM


Your Tax Dollars At Work: How Do You Like Paying for Your Train Conductor's Jacuzzi Break? - Thursday, November 6, 2008 11:58 AM


Bailout Watch: The Bailout's Bad Enough -- Do You Have to Give It To Healthy Industries,Too? - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4:29 PM


2008 - The Year of Government Bailouts - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 1:18 PM


TABOR Lives to See Another Day in Colorado, Tax Hikes Go Down - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:59 AM


NC: Perdue Promises Transparency - Let's Hold Her to It - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:03 AM


Budget & Tax News Roundup - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:39 PM


A Fork in the Road - Colorado's TABOR Threatened - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 8:23 AM


CA City to Taxpayers: "Go Ahead and Sue Us" - Monday, November 3, 2008 12:58 PM


Featured Website: Georgia Report Card for Parents - Monday, November 3, 2008 11:32 AM


Maine OpenGov - Summing up the First Month - Monday, November 3, 2008 11:20 AM


New Wiki: FreedomKentucky.Org - Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:51 PM


Prospects Good for Spending Transparency in Ohio - Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:26 PM


The Convenience of Spending Other People's Money - Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:03 AM


IL: New Policy Paper on Spending Transparency - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:36 PM


Federal Transparency Resource: Research.Gov - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:40 PM


Event: Celebrating ForTheGoodofIllinois - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:29 PM


Hey Big Spenders! Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:00 PM


DC Examiner on Earmarks and "Legislative Gluttony" - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:06 AM


Upcoming Event: Montana Legislator Orientation, CFA and ATR to Participate - Monday, October 27, 2008 11:20 AM


RI: Internet Age Opening the "Floodgates on Public Records" - Monday, October 27, 2008 11:02 AM


Upcoming Event: Nebraska Transparency Conference - Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:49 AM


Featured Website: MO Accountability Portal - Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:39 AM


Good Question - Friday, October 24, 2008 8:51 AM


NC: Senate Republicans Rally Around an Agenda for Change - Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:16 PM


"COST" Stands for Colorado Spending Transparency! - Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:39 PM


Third Time's The Charm? Now is the Time for Transparency in Florida - Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:44 PM


CFA to Iowa House GOP: Make Transparency a Part of Your Agenda - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:18 PM


CFA and Alliance for Worker Freedom Send Transparency Survey to Presidential Candidates - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:13 PM


Senate Majority Leader's Sense of National Priorities Off the Mark - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:16 PM


Quick Question: Shouldn't Credit Card Expenditures be Part of USAspending By Now? - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 2:36 PM


It's Baack! "Stimulus" Package Back on the Table - Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:24 AM


Has Your Governor Mastered or Flunked Pro-Taxpayer Budgeting 101? - Monday, October 20, 2008 3:41 PM


Transparency in Government Spending - Frequently Asked Questions - Monday, October 20, 2008 3:00 PM


Spending Transparency High on CO Lawmakers' Priority List - Monday, October 20, 2008 8:21 AM


Accountability in Action - Friday, October 17, 2008 3:04 PM


Colorado: The Pork Chop Express May Make a Stop in Your Town - Friday, October 17, 2008 11:23 AM


First U.S. Airport Privatized - Friday, October 17, 2008 10:16 AM


SC: Gov. Sanford Continues Push for Increased Fiscal Accountability - Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:17 PM


All Aboard! Rhode Island's Transparency Trains Adds Stops - Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:58 PM


CO: Weld County Posts Check Register Online - Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:41 AM


You Wouldn't Guess This One: Spending Transparency Arrives in .... China - Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:00 AM


Illinois Policy Institute:Time for Chicago Transit Authority to Open Its Books - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:52 AM


A European Take on Transparency: Farmsubsidy.org - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:40 AM


South Dakota Ballot Measure to Curb Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying - Monday, October 13, 2008 4:00 PM


"Stimulus" Package Rears Ugly Head - Monday, October 13, 2008 3:58 PM


A Pork-Free Diet for Georgia? - Monday, October 13, 2008 11:58 AM


CFA Commends Gov. Rounds for Launch of Website, Shares Suggestions for Improvement - Thursday, October 9, 2008 4:43 PM


OH: Buckeye Institute Asks Candidates to Go on the Record in Support of Transparency - Thursday, October 9, 2008 1:06 PM


Flash Demo - Thursday, October 9, 2008 12:11 PM


Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Continues to Champion Spending Transparency - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:40 PM


New Orleanians Want More Accountability - Why Not Post Expenditures Online? - Tuesday, October 7, 2008 5:20 PM


Iowa: House GOP Priorities for 2009 - May We Suggest an Addition? - Tuesday, October 7, 2008 2:02 PM


Sutherland Institute: A Compelling Case for Local Spending Transparency in Utah - Monday, October 6, 2008 3:37 PM


Welcome to CFA - A Message from Grover Norquist - Monday, October 6, 2008 12:13 PM


New Transparency Resource: OpenIllinois.org - Monday, October 6, 2008 10:16 AM


Commonwealth Foundation Blog: Transparency Recap - Monday, October 6, 2008 9:48 AM


Americans Agree with Ronald Reagan - Government is the Problem, not the Solution - Monday, October 6, 2008 9:38 AM


AFP Illinois: State Finances Clear As Mud - Time to Pass Transparency Legislation - Thursday, October 2, 2008 5:22 PM


SC: Senate Majority Leader Commits to Transparency in Voting - Thursday, October 2, 2008 8:50 AM


WA: Newspaper Echoes Call for Greater Transparency in Government Finance - Thursday, October 2, 2008 8:07 AM


DE: Transparency in Government Spending Championed in Lt. Gubernatorial Campaign - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 5:16 PM


Time to Clear the Air: There is No Such Thing as a Tax Earmark - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:32 PM


Grover Norquist's Letter to President on Bailout Options - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:32 PM


Kentuckians, If You Wonder How Government Spends Your Money, You'll Want to Attend This! - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:12 PM


Step Forward for Fiscal Transparency in South Dakota - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:11 PM


ATR: The Four Horsemen of the Financial Panic - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:33 AM


Georgia Public Policy Foundation Launches Spending Transparency Website - Monday, September 29, 2008 9:31 PM


House Rejects Bailout at a Vote of 205-228 - Monday, September 29, 2008 2:12 PM


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CFA Statement in Opposition to Amtrak Funding Boost - Monday, September 29, 2008 1:34 PM


Reason Foundation's Innovators in Action: Getting Government Out of the Business of Business - Friday, September 26, 2008 5:35 PM


CFA to Congress: Say "No" to Another "Stimulus" Spending Package - Friday, September 26, 2008 9:06 AM


"NoCost" Transparency Initiative in Fort Collins Meets Enthusiasm - Friday, September 26, 2008 8:53 AM


Resource Links - Friday, September 26, 2008 8:34 AM


Twelve Million and Counting - Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:16 PM


On the Agenda for the Rest of the Week - Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:04 PM


SC: Call for Transparency in Voting on Fiscal Votes No Grab for Headlines - Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:42 PM


Porkbusters on Patrol in Mississippi - Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:27 AM


Earmarks in CR Sail Through House Amidst Focus on Bailout - Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:49 AM


CO: Independence Institute Makes Case for Fiscal Transparency - Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:45 AM


New Features on One of the Spending Transparency Sites for NY - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:45 PM


CFA Statement on Continuing Resolution - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:44 PM


CFA to City of Detroit: Open Your Books! - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:14 PM


Earmark Shenanigans Continue - This Time in the House - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:34 AM


Second Government Accountability in Spending Project Database Live in Milwaukee Area - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:52 AM


Message to Gov. Rounds and Other Skeptics: South Dakotans Want Transparency in Government Spending - Monday, September 22, 2008 4:05 PM


Coming Soon: Nevada Piglet Book 2008 - Friday, September 19, 2008 1:45 PM


Examiner Wonders: Whatever Happened to "Draining the Swamp?" - Friday, September 19, 2008 10:26 AM


GA Public Policy Foundation: Local Special Election to Raise Taxes Underscores Need for Transparency - Friday, September 19, 2008 10:09 AM


Op/Ed on Spending Transparency from this Past Weekend - Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:14 AM


It's Baack! Coburn Omnibus Back on the Menu - Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:03 AM


No Vote Today on DeMint Amendment Nixing Earmark Shenanigans - Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:27 PM


Legislation Passed / Executive Order Signed with Implementation Pending - Friday, September 12, 2008 10:45 AM


Coming Soon: CFA Awards - Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:44 PM


Model Legislation - Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:39 PM


Waiting Periods for Fiscal Bills - Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:28 PM


IL: College of DuPage to Post Salary Information Online - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:40 PM


TX: Smith County Second County to Decide to Post Expenditures - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:27 PM


Tax Bites - Soda - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 1:27 PM


Federal Spending - Monday, September 8, 2008 4:45 PM


Fort Collins, CO Goes Transparent - Monday, September 8, 2008 8:31 AM


Federal Spending - Sunday, September 7, 2008 6:34 PM


Tax and Expenditure Limitations - Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:53 AM


Tax Bites - Meals Out - Friday, September 5, 2008 6:36 PM


Tax Bites - Cable (video) - Friday, September 5, 2008 6:35 PM


Research Papers - Friday, September 5, 2008 4:11 PM


Commonwealth Foundation: Open the Books! - Friday, September 5, 2008 8:36 AM


"Sunshine States" Roundup - Thursday, September 4, 2008 2:57 PM


Transparency Headed to Fort Collins, CO? - Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:55 PM


WA Candidates Dedicated to Open Government - Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:54 PM


Thomas Jefferson Fellowship - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:55 AM


States With A Supermajority Requirement to Raise Taxes - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:50 AM


Supermajority Requirement to Raise Taxes - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:50 AM


Supermajority Requirements to Raise Taxes - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:50 AM


The Taxpayer Protection Pledge - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:49 AM


Tax Me More Funds - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:46 AM


About the Center for Fiscal Accountability - Thursday, September 4, 2008 10:42 AM


AZ: Candidates Commit to Open Government - Tuesday, September 2, 2008 10:17 PM


WA: Transparency Headed to Local Level? - Tuesday, September 2, 2008 10:13 PM


Earmarks - the Broken Windows of the Budget - Tuesday, September 2, 2008 9:09 AM


States with Tax Me More Funds - Friday, August 29, 2008 9:37 AM


Tax Bites - Car Rentals - Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:44 PM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:42 PM


Tax Bites - Beer - Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:41 PM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:36 PM


Tax Bites - Phone (Wireless) - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:02 PM


Tax Bites - Phone (Landline) - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:49 PM


Tax Bites - Hotel Stays - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:43 PM


Tax Bites - Firearms - Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:32 PM


Tax Bites - Domestic Airfare - Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:47 PM


Tax Bites - Distilled Spirits - Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:43 PM


Tax Bites - Gasoline - Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:16 PM


Video: Grover Norquist on Earmarks and Transparency - Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:42 PM


The AP asks: Whatever happened to the Republican Party's war on pork? - Friday, August 22, 2008 4:30 PM


Support CFA's Efforts for Greater Fiscal Accountability - Friday, August 22, 2008 12:59 PM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:43 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:40 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:35 AM


Cost of Governnment Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:30 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:19 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:16 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 9:04 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 8:44 AM


Cost of Government Day 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008 8:42 AM


Cost of Government Day - Friday, August 22, 2008 8:38 AM


Federal Spending - Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:55 PM


Demonstration of Tables - Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:39 PM


Voting Transparency - Tuesday, November 30, 1999 12:00 AM


State and Local Spending Transparency Efforts - Tuesday, November 30, 1999 12:00 AM


State Representative Kasha Kelley on Spending Transparency - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:00 AM


CA's Supermajority Requirement in Jeopardy? - Monday, September 22, 2008 4:30 PM


Porkbusters on Patrol - World's Most Expensive Bus Station - Monday, September 15, 2008 3:00 PM


Earmark Shenanigans in the Defense Authorization Bill - Friday, September 12, 2008 11:00 AM


Transparency in Government Spending - Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:44 PM


Alaska Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 9:48 AM


Arizona Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:44 PM


Colorado Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:35 PM


Delaware Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:30 PM


Washington Policy Center Puts a New Spin on Fiscal Transparency - Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:00 AM


Evergreen Freedom Foundation and Pro-Taxpayer Groups File Amicus Brief to Protect Supermajority - Friday, August 8, 2008 8:00 AM


Kansas Spending Transparency - Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:31 PM


Lott: Earmarking No Way to Do Business - Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:00 AM


Idaho Spending Transparency - Monday, June 1, 2009 4:56 PM


Iowa Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 11:16 AM


More on China's Flirtations with "Government Nudity" - Friday, April 16, 2010 10:53 AM


Kentucky Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 1:12 PM


Louisiana Spending Transparency - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4:51 PM


Maryland Spending Transparency - Friday, April 3, 2009 1:50 PM


Massachusetts Spending Transparency - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:44 AM


Michigan Spending Transparency - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 11:09 AM


Transparency in Government Spending in the States - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:01 PM


Wyoming Spending Transparency - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:18 PM


Missouri Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:11 AM


Finally...Some Good Transparency News in Wisconsin - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:00 AM


North Carolina Spending Transparency - Monday, April 6, 2009 11:29 AM


Spending Transparency Popular? You Bet! 10 Million Hits Don't Lie - Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:00 AM


CA: Pledge Keeps Tax Hikes Off the Table - Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:00 AM


Virginia's Tax Me More Fund Raises Little Revenue - Friday, August 8, 2008 8:00 AM


Mississippi Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:16 AM


Montana Spending Transparency - Friday, May 1, 2009 10:05 AM


Ohio Spending Transparency - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:04 PM


New Hampshire Spending Transparency - Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:00 PM


Vermont Spending Transparency - Monday, September 8, 2008 8:06 AM


Nebraska Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:08 AM


North Dakota Spending Transparency - Friday, May 15, 2009 3:37 PM


New Jersey Spending Transparency - Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:50 PM


Texas Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:05 AM


South Carolina Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 10:59 AM


Rhode Island Spending Transparency - Friday, May 15, 2009 4:26 PM


Virginia Spending Transparency - Friday, May 15, 2009 2:24 PM


Wisconsin Spending Transparency - Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:16 PM


New Mexico Spending Transparency - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:42 AM


Oregon Spending Transparency - Friday, June 11, 2010 10:32 AM


Utah Spending Transparency - Friday, June 12, 2009 5:32 PM


Tennessee Spending Transparency - Friday, July 24, 2009 1:01 PM


South Dakota Spending Transparency - Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:47 PM


MO: Spending Found on MAP Raises Eyebrows - Friday, August 29, 2008 4:00 PM


Mason, OH School Board: Transparency Too Costly!? - Thursday, September 4, 2008 4:00 PM


AFP Video: GOP Platform Earmark Moratorium - Thursday, September 4, 2008 5:00 PM


Local Efforts to Increase Transparency in Government Spending - Friday, September 12, 2008 11:20 AM


News Flash: Pledge Signers Protect California Taxpayers - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 PM


Today's Wall Street Journal on the "Explosion" of federal spending - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:00 AM


Nevada Think Tank Launches Spending Transparency Website - Monday, September 8, 2008 8:00 AM


NH: Think Tank Leader Calls for Spending Transparency in Granite State - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 PM


Treasury Bailout: RSC Chairman Hensarling Cautions Against Going - Monday, September 22, 2008 5:00 PM


Maine Heritage Policy Center Launches Transparency Site - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:00 AM


New Legislation Addressing Redundant and Wasteful Programs - Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:00 PM


CFA Urges Transparency and Accountability in Bailout Negotiations - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:00 PM


Calling All Kentuckians: Tell the Government What YOU Want to See on the Spending Transparency Site - Monday, October 6, 2008 4:51 PM


CFA's Spending Spotlight - Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives! - Friday, July 30, 2010 2:51 PM


OH: Hamilton County Spending Transparency Program Now Live - Monday, October 20, 2008 5:47 PM


Bailout Transparency? - Monday, October 20, 2008 4:00 PM


Bailout Watch - Because It's Your Money! - Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:29 PM


Bailout Watch: "In This World There is No Tooth Fairy" - Monday, October 27, 2008 10:01 AM


Bailout Watch: Next in Line - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:03 AM


Bailing out the States ... "Shopping for Federal Dollars" - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:08 PM


Bailout Watch: States Should Get a Bailout? - Gov. Sanford Begs to Differ - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:14 PM


An Open Letter to Kansas Newspapers - Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:00 AM


Bailout Watch: The Virtue of Inaction - Friday, October 31, 2008 9:02 AM


Bailout Watch: Financial Frights for Halloween - Friday, October 31, 2008 4:04 PM


Bailout Watch: What's Killing the Auto Industry - Monday, November 3, 2008 12:01 PM


Bailout Watch: A Timeline of the Mortgage Crisis - Monday, November 3, 2008 12:58 PM


Bailout Watch - Root Causes: Greed, Failure of the Free Market or Government Intervention? - Monday, November 10, 2008 6:00 AM


School District Transparency in CO: Jefferson County's Credit Card Expenditures Online - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:03 AM


LA: Jindal Administration Releases "LaTrac" - The State's Spending Transparency Portal - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:00 PM


Taxpayer Advocate Grover Norquist Applies for Tarp Funds, Says He'll Give it Back to Taxpayers - Monday, November 17, 2008 8:23 PM


CFA Letter in Opposition to the Auto Bailout - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:03 PM


CFA Submits Testimony in Support of OH Transparency Legislation - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:09 PM


Seriously? Big Three CEOs Ride To DC on Private Jets To Beg For Public Funds - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:03 AM


SC Comptroller General Proclaims 2009 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:00 PM


CFA Vote Alert on Auto Bailout - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:34 PM


TX Comptroller Combs on the Benefits of Transparency Not Only For Taxpayers, But Also for Agencies - Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:05 PM


American Legislative Exchange Council Passes Amendments to Spending Transparency Bill - Saturday, December 6, 2008 5:00 PM


CFA on Twitter: Gov. Jindal Tweets Transparency Article Quoting CFA - Monday, December 8, 2008 5:03 PM


Salt Lake City Launches Transparency Initiative - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:41 AM


Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Website Launches - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 4:04 PM


Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Takes Up Spending Transparency in State of the State Address - Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:05 PM


Reid Omnibus Lands Bill A Bad Deal For Taxpayers - Friday, January 9, 2009 5:04 PM


ATR Challenge on "Stimulus" - What Happens in Chicago Should Stay in Chicago - Monday, February 2, 2009 5:56 PM


On "Stimuli", "Financial Rescue Plans", and Magic Tricks - Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:34 PM


CFA Letter in Support of "Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act" (FAPRAC) - Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:04 PM


CFA Opposes Reid Omnibus Lands Bill - Monday, February 9, 2009 1:42 PM


Washington Policy Center Asks: How About Some Tax Transparency? - Monday, February 23, 2009 1:42 PM


Cloudy in Colorado during Sunshine Week - Monday, March 23, 2009 2:40 PM


CFA Will Rate Vote for GOP Budget Alternative - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:56 PM


Illinois Lawmaker: Let Them Pay More Taxes - But Only If They Want To - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:23 AM


Spending Transparency Gaining Momentum in PA - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:40 PM


Featured Website: Transparent Utah - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:45 AM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on CJS Appropriations Bill - Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:00 PM


CFA Opposes Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill - Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:45 PM


CFA Opposes Interior Appropriations Bill - Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:56 PM


CFA Urges Congress to Vote NO on H.R. 2997, Agriculture Appropriations - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:00 PM


Your "Stimulus" Dollars at Work? - Monday, July 13, 2009 3:05 PM


Lessons Learned: Mandatory Waiting Periods for All Legislation - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:05 PM


Sen. Pennacchio Pushes for More Transparency in New Jersey - Friday, July 17, 2009 11:34 AM


Big Labor = Big Transparency Problems - Friday, July 17, 2009 1:54 PM


Featured Website: Wake Accountability Tax Check (WATCH), Wake County, NC - Thursday, January 7, 2010 3:15 PM


So What Are We "Stimulating?" - Monday, July 20, 2009 5:53 PM


SIGTARP: TARP Still Lacking Transparency, Estimated Govt. Exposure $23.4 Trillion - Monday, July 20, 2009 5:53 PM


Colorado: Jefferson County Sets the Bar for County Transparency - Monday, July 20, 2009 6:03 PM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:00 PM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill - Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:00 PM


On Obama's "Relentless" Cutting of Waste ... - Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:07 AM


CFA and ATR Urge Opposition to Statutory PAYGO Bill - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:38 AM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on Labor-H Appropriations Bill - Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00 PM


Survey Says...We Want Transparency! - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:06 PM


Sens. Coburn & McCain Take On Highway Trust Fund Bailout - Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:54 AM


Bloomberg: Recovery.Gov Falters as Users Turn to Recovery.Org - Friday, July 31, 2009 8:34 AM


Fake It to Make It: The Obama Administration's New Creed? - Monday, August 3, 2009 12:30 PM


Aloha Cost of Government Day!? - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:00 AM


Cost of Government Day in Quinn’s Illinois - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:00 AM


Cost of Government Day 2009 - Taxpayers in America’s Dairyland get Milked - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:00 PM


Rhode Island – Small State, Huge Government Burden - Friday, August 14, 2009 1:00 PM


Washington Examiner: Happy Cost of Government Day - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:30 PM


Grover Norquist Discusses COGD at FoxNews.com - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:30 AM


U.S. News & World Report - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:30 AM


Washington Times: "Tallying the Bailouts" - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:30 PM


The American Spectator Takes a Look at COGD - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:00 PM


Editorial by Grover Norquist in SF Examiner - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:30 PM


Newsmax Editorial on COGD - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:00 PM


D.C. WriteUp - Will COGD Be Even Worse Next Year? - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:20 PM


Grover Norquist Posts on RedState about COGD - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:30 PM


Pennsylvania "Celebrates" Its Cost of Government Day - Friday, August 14, 2009 11:00 AM


MN's Cost of Government Day Arrives Three Days Later Than the National Date - Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:15 AM


Transparency Update - Is Your State Transparent? - Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:00 AM


Cash-for-Clunkers, What Did You Get For $3 Billion? - Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:17 PM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in Maryland - Friday, August 21, 2009 9:00 AM


What Is the Mid-Session Review? - Friday, August 21, 2009 11:30 AM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in California! - Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:00 AM


President Revises Spending Numbers, Reveals $2 Trillion Oversight - Monday, August 24, 2009 1:00 PM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in New York - Monday, August 31, 2009 9:00 AM


More Spending On The Horizon - Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:00 AM


Cost of Government Day Finally Arrives in New Jersey! - Sunday, September 6, 2009 10:00 AM


The Final Cost of Government Day: Connecticut - Monday, September 7, 2009 12:00 PM


Transparency in the UK: No Ifs, No Buts. - Tuesday, September 8, 2009 3:11 PM


Louisville Council & Mayor Butt Heads Over Transparency - Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:05 AM


Kansas KanView Now Features Salary Information - Friday, September 11, 2009 8:44 AM


912 March On Washington - Monday, September 14, 2009 2:40 PM


New Recovery.Gov to Launch at End of September, Contract Data Available Oct. 15 - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:58 AM


The ACORN Saga: Another Argument for Transparency - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:15 AM


Think The "Stimulus" Will Save Your Job? Think Again... - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:57 AM


Seriously!? No More Free Bicycles? (Another Reason Why We Need More Transparency) - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:07 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:16 AM


Massachusetts Think Tank Picks Up the Slack On State Spending Transparency - Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:08 AM


Video: Don't Shut Us Out! - Friday, October 23, 2009 2:34 PM


Ron Paul - Why the Fed Needs to Be More Transparent - Monday, October 19, 2009 11:04 AM


Michigan Adopts School District Transparency Amendment - Monday, October 12, 2009 11:55 AM


Empire Center Adds Local Data to Transparency Site, Publishes Report - Monday, September 21, 2009 9:00 AM


Senate Passes Amendments to Strip ACORN Funding, Fails to Strip Funding for Murtha Airpork - Friday, September 18, 2009 8:16 AM


And Another Bad Senate Vote: Missed Opportunity to Strip "Stimulus" Advertising - Friday, September 18, 2009 10:31 AM


"Can You Repeat The Question?" IG of Federal Reserve Clueless On Its Lending - Monday, September 21, 2009 10:00 AM


Featured Website: Open Book: City of Fort Collins Spending Transparency - Monday, September 21, 2009 9:46 AM


Only in Your Dreams, Joe... - Friday, September 25, 2009 4:26 PM


House Liberals Tout New Line: 'We Are Comitted to Transparency...Except When We Aren't...' - Friday, September 25, 2009 5:05 PM


Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate McDonnell Embraces Transparency - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:16 AM


School Districts in Illinois Get A Dose of Sunlight - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:30 AM


Burning Money for Forest Fire Managment in Washington DC? No Thanks. - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM


Poll: 83% Say Congress Should Post Final Bills Online Before a Vote - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:39 AM


Happy New Fiscal Year! Can Policymakers Keep This Year's Resolutions? - Thursday, October 1, 2009 3:00 PM


Sen. Bunning Drafting Legislation for An Even Stronger 72 Hour Waiting Period - Friday, October 2, 2009 9:54 AM


Senator Admits: Health Care is too Confusing, Won't Read the Bill - Monday, October 5, 2009 9:46 AM


CFA & ATR Urge Opposition to Senate Finance Health Care Bill - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:06 AM


CFA & ATR Send Vote Alerts to Congress on CJS Appropriations - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 1:24 PM


Sen. Bunning Introduces 72 Hour Online Posting Requirement for Bills and Final CBO Score - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:33 PM


Kentucky Legislators Push for More Transparency - Friday, October 9, 2009 9:00 AM


CFA & ATR Urge Co-Sponsorship of Bunning's 72-Hour Bill - Thursday, October 8, 2009 10:49 AM


Featured Website: SunlightOnSchools.org (DE) - Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:23 PM


Featured Website: SunlightOnSchools.org - Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:27 PM


The Rise of the Regulatory State - Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:32 PM


SC County Getting Closer to Posting Spending Information Online - Monday, October 19, 2009 11:17 AM


CFA Supports Rep. Lynn Jenkins's Transparency Resolution - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:28 PM


Countdown: Mainers to Vote on Tax and Expenditure Limitation Measure in Two Weeks - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:22 PM


New Momentum for TARP Transparency Bill After Last SIGTARP Report? - Friday, October 23, 2009 3:52 PM


60% of Americans Think "Stimulus" Did Nothing or Hurt Economy - Monday, October 26, 2009 8:53 AM


How About Transparency for the "Bridge Loan To Nowhere?" - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:50 PM


Pelosi Bill Cost Estimate - the Highlights - Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:26 PM


Pelosi Healthcare Bill Bloats Federal Bureaucracy - Monday, November 2, 2009 1:42 PM


Pelosi Bill Price Tag Getting Bigger - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:13 AM


Reid Responds to GOP Senators Demanding That He Make Bill Public - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:42 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Saved 935 Jobs @ Place Employing 508 - Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:56 AM


Pelosi's Saturday Vote Violates Transparency Promise - Friday, November 6, 2009 3:05 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: No Jobs, Just Spin - Friday, November 13, 2009 5:38 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Jobs "Saved" That Weren't in Danger - Friday, November 6, 2009 5:22 PM


Another Weekend, Another Transparency Travesty in the House of Representatives - Monday, November 9, 2009 11:47 AM


Senate Budget Committee Staff: Fully Implemented House Bill to Cost $3 Trillion - Monday, November 9, 2009 12:11 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Job Numbers Wanted, No Accuracy Necessary - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:54 PM


Ohio School District Checkbooks Now Online - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:33 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Hope Doesn't Put Food On The Table - Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:37 PM


And Congress Still Wants to Spend More? - Case Studies in Government Waste - Monday, November 16, 2009 8:43 AM


CFA and ATR Urge Support for TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act - Monday, November 16, 2009 11:43 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: No Hope for Michigan in "Stimulus" Plan - Monday, November 16, 2009 3:00 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: How Many Congressional Districts "Saved or Created? - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:00 PM


CFA to House: Vote Yes on TARP Transparency Bill - Monday, November 16, 2009 2:36 PM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: RAT Board Shrugs Responsibility - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:11 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to House "Doc Fix" Shenanigans - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:47 PM


The Cost of Sen. Reid's Bill - $2.5 Trillion Fully Implemented - Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:35 AM


Ron Paul and Jim DeMint on the Importance of Fed Transparency - Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:15 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: Jobs Without Spending Money, Money Spent Without Jobs - Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:46 PM


The Ongoing Battle for Transparency in Wisconsin - Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:21 PM


Waiting on a Transpareny Win in Wisconsin - Friday, December 4, 2009 2:13 PM


Michigan Moving Ahead in School District Transparency - Monday, November 23, 2009 2:00 PM


40.91 Percent of the Cost of Your Thanksgiving Dinner is Brought to You Courtesy of the Government - Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:29 AM


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U.S. House: Member Disbursements to Go Online Today? - Monday, November 30, 2009 10:00 AM


Donuts, Flowers, Catering: How Congressional Offices Spend Taxpayer Dollars - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11:05 AM


"Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: An Exercise in Hypocrisy - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:46 PM


Geithner: Too Early to End TARP - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5:42 PM


Featured Website: Illinois Open Government - Monday, December 7, 2009 9:00 AM


Featured Website: IllinoisOpenGov.org - Monday, December 7, 2009 3:22 PM


Featured Website: IllinoisOpenGov.org - Monday, December 7, 2009 3:25 PM


Setting the Record Straight on President Obama's Speech - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 1:41 PM


Open Government Directive Released - Will We Get Transparency or More Spin? - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 4:52 PM


Taxpayers Scorned, Committee Votes to Fund ACORN in "Multibus" Bill - Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:45 PM


CFA Urges Congress to Reject Bloated "Multibus" Appropriations Package - Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:00 AM


CFA Issues Vote Alert on Motion to Recommit on Financial Regulatory Overhaul - Friday, December 11, 2009 1:17 PM


Norquist/Fabry: BRAC the Budget - Monday, January 25, 2010 7:43 PM


CFA Reminds Pelosi - Let Us See the Bill! - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:00 PM


That Harry Reid, What a Funny Guy... - Monday, December 14, 2009 3:54 PM


CFA Warns House: Vote NO on "Son of Stimulus" - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:32 PM


What is Senator Reid Hiding? - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:16 PM


CFA Alerts Senate: Vote NO on DOD Appropriations Bill - Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:00 PM


12 Days of Christmas - Spending with Reckless Abandon - Monday, December 21, 2009 9:59 AM


Happy New Year: Three New Year's Resolutions from SC's Comptroller General - Monday, January 4, 2010 1:58 PM


Ping-Pong in the Dark - Wednesday, January 6, 2010 4:10 PM


Sen. Coburn and 22 Other GOP Senators Register Transparency Concerns With Harry Reid - Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:21 PM


New Ohio Transparency Resource to Launch April 15 - Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:48 PM


Coalition Letter Shows Broad Opposition to Conrad-Gregg Commission - Friday, January 15, 2010 11:39 AM


"Secret" Transparency Website Now Live in New Jersey - Friday, January 15, 2010 1:54 PM


Think Tank Launches New Transparency Resource for TN: OpenTennessee.Org - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:24 PM


Transparency Improvements in Charles County, Maryland - Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:00 AM


New Transparency Resources in Florida - State and Local - Friday, January 22, 2010 10:42 AM


Video: The "Spending Freeze" Visualized - Monday, February 1, 2010 12:03 PM


KY Spending Transparency Bills Clear Senate - Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:06 AM


Surprise! U.S. Senate to Vote on Another Phantom Jobs Bill - Thursday, February 4, 2010 3:28 PM


Supermajority Tax Requirement Under Assault in Washington State - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:20 PM


Cato's Jim Harper Grades Agencies' High-Value Data Sets - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:00 AM


Another Healthcare Transparency Farce? - Friday, February 12, 2010 4:37 PM


Happy Birthday, "Stimulus"!? - One Year By the Numbers - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:53 PM


Your "Stimulus" Dollars Hard at Work: Social Engineering and Tax Increases - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 2:51 PM


CFA Supports Coburn PAYGO Transparency Amendment - Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:04 PM


CFA Urges NO Vote on "American Workers, State, And Business Relief Act" - Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:12 PM


House Republican Conference Adopts Unilateral Earmark Moratorium - Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:49 AM


This Sunshine Week, Cast Your Vote In Support of Transparency - Friday, March 19, 2010 12:25 PM


CFA Urges Opposition to Reconciliation Bill, Will Rate Vote Against - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:19 PM


Government Nudity In China? - Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:47 AM


Stimulating the Nanny State - Monday, March 29, 2010 10:15 AM


Video: Why Government Information Should be Online (Sunlight Foundation) - Monday, March 29, 2010 1:55 PM


New Congressional Caucus Dedicated to Promoting Transparency - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:29 AM


School District Transparency Coming to Idaho - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:32 AM


An Interesting Point: Confusing Social Media With Transparency? - Monday, April 5, 2010 7:58 AM


Legislative Transparency in Washington State? Umm - No! - Monday, April 12, 2010 3:45 PM


The Quest for Proven Solutions to Our Spending Woes - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:57 PM


"Open Wellington" Launches in Florida - Tuesday, April 27, 2010 3:05 PM


M.A. Passes Transparency Amendments: A Discussion of Tax Credits - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 3:05 PM


CFA Urges Support of Vitter Audit the Fed Amendment - Monday, May 10, 2010 12:00 PM


CFA Submits Testimony in Support of NJ Transparency Bill - Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:29 AM


And The Winner Is... - Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:43 AM


Spending Wildly: Where's the Budget? - Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:44 AM


Despite Low Cost, Iowa Refuses to Create Transparency Website - Monday, May 24, 2010 12:14 PM


Taxpayers Foot Bill For "Stimulus" Weatherization Fraud - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:35 PM


CFA & ATR: Taxpayers Can't Lose the Weight on Obama's Spending Diet - Thursday, June 3, 2010 4:52 PM


Ohio Hides State Worker Pensions From Taxpayers - Monday, June 21, 2010 2:00 PM


May’s Jobless Numbers – What Are We Stimulating? - Friday, June 4, 2010 11:32 AM


Top Three Myths in Obama’s Pittsburgh Speech - Monday, June 7, 2010 10:06 AM


Census Fraud: Census Workers Encouraged to Forge Time Sheets - Monday, June 7, 2010 2:13 PM


Politicians Furious After MN Budget Deals Exposed - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:15 PM


Rapid Growth of Federal Employees Hurts Economy - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 2:50 PM


CFA Urges a NO Vote on Baucus Substitute Amendment to "Tax Extenders" Package - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 9:20 PM


80% of Americans Support True Audit of Fed - Friday, June 11, 2010 9:15 AM


Hoyer: Budgeting Best Left to Bureaucrats - Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:56 PM


CFA Urges Nancy Pelosi To Wait Before Scheduling Vote on Financial Regulatory Reform Bill - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:27 PM


CFA Urges a NO vote on Financial Regulatory Reform Package - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:28 PM


WH Refuses to Admit “Stimulus” Failure, Sends Chief Economic Fibber to Clean Up the Mess - Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:57 PM


Appropriations Process Begins...Where Will it End? - Friday, July 16, 2010 3:01 PM


Celebrity Endorses Spending Transparency - Monday, July 19, 2010 1:17 PM


Signing of Financial Regulatory Bill Will Violate President's Transparency Pledge - Monday, July 19, 2010 2:15 PM


Financial Regulation Bill is One Big Taxpayer-Funded Bailout. Period. - Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:57 PM


ATR and CFA Alert House: Vote No on the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:00 PM


CFA Urges House to Vote YES on Jordan Amendment to THUD Appropriations - Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:00 PM


Obamacare's Infinite Impact - Tuesday, August 3, 2010 4:00 PM


CFA to House: Vote NO on State Bailout - Monday, August 9, 2010 1:45 PM


Lack of Transparency Results in Explosive Payrolls - Monday, August 9, 2010 5:27 PM


What's In a Name: Can Taxpayers Trust Members to Read a Bill If They Can't Be Bothered to Name It? - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:33 AM


See What Transparency Can Do? - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:45 PM


Friday Afternoon Giggle: Real or Fake? - Friday, August 13, 2010 1:51 PM


UK Localities Surge Forward With Transparency - Friday, August 13, 2010 3:22 PM


August 19, 2010 - Cost of Government Day Has Arrived! - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


About the Author/The Thomas Jefferson Fellowship - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


A Message from Grover Norquist and CFA Executive Director Mattie Corrao - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Overview of Results - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Cost of Government Day Components - Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:58 PM


State by State Breakdown - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


The Government Spending Burden - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


State Tax Increases - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Government Employees - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


The Regulatory Burden - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Interstate Migration - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Toward an Earlier Cost of Government Day - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Follow Up: The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and The "Stimulus" - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Obamacare - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Financial Regulatory Reform - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Refundable Tax Credits - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Renewable Electricity Standards - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Methodology - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Chart Room - Wednesday, December 31, 1970 7:00 PM


Hawaii Says Aloha to Cost of Government Day - Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:00 PM


Taxpayers Finally "Celebrate" Cost of Government Day - Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:00 AM


Grover Norquist Calls for a U-Turn Towards an Earlier Cost of Government Day in the NRO - Friday, August 20, 2010 10:28 AM


Executive Director Mattie Corrao Wishes Taxpayers a Happy "Cost of Government Day" - Friday, August 20, 2010 10:48 AM


Media Coverage - Friday, August 20, 2010 11:57 AM


Happy Cost of Government Day, Colorado - Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:00 AM


Norquist and Corrao Talk COGD for the Heartland Institute - Friday, August 20, 2010 12:03 PM


Illinois Reaches Cost of Government Day - Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:00 AM


Small State, Big Government: Rhode Island Celebrates COGD - Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:00 AM


Virginia Celebrates Cost of Government Day - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:00 AM


Wisconsin Celebrates Cost of Government Day - Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:00 AM


Minnesota Reaches Cost of Government Day - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:00 AM


Vermont COGD Slips from 35th to 40th In the Nation - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:00 AM


Pennsylvania Celebrates Cost of Government Day - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 10:09 AM


Bay Staters Spent 239 Days Paying for Government Burdens in 2010 - Friday, August 27, 2010 8:00 AM


Washington Welcomes Cost of Government Day - Friday, August 27, 2010 8:00 AM


Maryland Ranks as 47th State to Celebrate COGD - Saturday, September 4, 2010 8:00 AM


California Celebrates Cost of Government Day - Friday, August 27, 2010 8:00 AM


DC Celebrates Cost of Government Day - Friday, August 27, 2010 8:00 AM


Senator Says Reading Best Left To Experts - Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:21 AM


Battle over Cost of Transparency Continues in New Jersey - Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:05 PM

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