Secretary Land posts latest department spending online

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land recently posted her department's latest expenditure report online as another affirmation of taxpayers' right to know how government is spending their money. The 72-page document, which covers the entire 2009 fiscal year, is the most detailed expenditure report available from any state department. "Citizens shouldn't have to guess at what is being done with their tax dollars," Land said. "At the Department of State, we believe spending information should be easily accessible and thoroughly documented. Accountability is a virtue of good government." The department has been issuing the quarterly reports since 2008. They include comprehensive information such as salaries by positions, payments for individual office leases, contracts, employee travel, utilities and grants to local governments. Land gave credit to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland for advancing transparency in the state. The Center encourages state government leaders to go beyond the basic requirements of right-to-know laws through its Show Michigan the Money initiative. Visit www.Michigan.gov/sos to view the data or other information about Department of State services. Published: Wed, Mar 3, 2010

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