Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Government Spending Information

Transparency and Accountability in Government

Here are two sites that may be useful if you are working on a paper and looking at Maine spending or government spending.

MaineOpenGov.org

Description from their site

"Welcome to MaineOpenGov.org - giving Mainers a clear look into how Maine government spends their hard-earned tax dollars, down to the agency, person and penny. MaineOpenGov.org is sponsored by The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a non-partisan and non-profit think tank located in Portland, Maine."

"MaineOpenGov.org gives Maine taxpayers an unbiased look at raw spending data, provided directly by official government sources. It is designed to be a tool used by Mainers to research, analyze, compare and share government spending data."



USA Spending.Gov

From their site,

Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes

"Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where Federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the Government is really doing with your money."

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