Can this be a surprise when the Governor promises "a government of complete openness and transparency," yet he still hasn't revealed where he went on his vacation back in March?
From
The Journal Record:
By Marie Price
OKLAHOMA CITY – A national report released Thursday gives Oklahoma, 26 other states and the District of Columbia an overall “F” for required, accessible disclosure of corporate tax breaks and other economic development subsidies, procurement contracts and lobbying activities.
Good Jobs First ranked Oklahoma 30th among the states, but noted with approval the recent enactment of the new Taxpayer Transparency Act and a tax-break and government-spending disclosure Web site set to go online Jan. 1.
State Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, was the principal Senate author of the measure, Senate Bill 1, from the 2007 legislative session.
It is modeled after legislation backed by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn at the federal level.
Brogdon said data on tax credits may not be available for four-to-six months after the Web site goes live in January.
“The reason for that is the way that our fiscal year doesn’t line up with the calendar year,” he said. “It’s going to be a little bit behind on some of those.”
Brogdon said that ultimately the site will offer access to data such as Quality Jobs incentives, as well as tax credits.
The senator said he recently spent time with the staff at the Office of State Finance, which is administering the Web site.
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Posted at 11/16/2007 09:02:00 AM
