Post puts K-12 spending under microscope
Facing substantial budget cuts, Colorado’s K-12 education establishment may have to rethink how it spends money courtesy of the transparency movement we have championed. Using transparency Web sites...
View ArticleMaking a "mockery of medical privacy"
Transparency Czarina Amy Oliver Cooke just sent this press release. It’s not too early to start grieving for your medical privacy. Very soon we could be reminiscing about what it like was when our...
View ArticleTransparency both pricey and priceless
Greeley Tribune editor Randy Bangert penned a column about the frustration of getting public information. He highlighted several attempts by his staff to get public information from government...
View Article'Transparency Trojan Horse' heads to Senate
Coloradans are just a senate vote and Governor’s signature away from losing complete control over who has access to their private medical records. On Friday, HB 1330 the All Payer Database passed out...
View ArticleCitizen Auditors can win cash prizes
Become a Citizen Auditor and win $2500! Mothers Against Debt, the Independence Institute, Liberty on the Rocks and Americans for Prosperity are sponsoring Citizen Auditor training throughout Colorado....
View ArticleHey government, we've got our eye on you!
During the last two plus years as transparency in government has made headlines, the Denver Post consistently has been on the front lines fighting for access to public records and criticizing those who...
View ArticleStop 'corruption on steroids': Become a Citizen Auditor
What happens when government is allowed to operate outside the purview of the public? “Corruption on steroids,” as District Attorney Steve Cooley described the abuse of taxpayers in Bell, CA. Cooley...
View ArticleRef C money: Who knows where it went
Legislative Council staff member Kate Watkins confirmed what the Independence Institute has said all along. Because money is fungible, no one really knows how the Referendum C money was spent. The...
View ArticleSpotlight on your private medical records
At least two national media outlets are concerned enough to report that Obamacare allows the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) access to everyone’s private medical records....
View ArticleHow "transparent" is your school district?
Want to know the answer to that question? Then read the new report from the Independence Institute Education Policy Center titled Time to Show the Money. Co-authors research associate Devan Crean and...
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