It has been reported that every year, the federal government spends approximately $400 billion in grants and $300 billion in contracts to state and local governments as well to corporations. This money comes from funds collected from us, the taxpayers. Do you ever wonder whether your government is using your tax dollars wisely? [...]
Entries from November 2008
Keep Tabs On Government Spending Through Public Records
November 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: New Links · Using Public Records · federal
New Federal Register Site Provides Online Access To Documents!
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
With the housing crisis, banking crisis, unemployment crisis, and all the other general crisis that our country is facing, the government is constantly in a scramble to create new legislation to deal with the current mess. There is so much paper work, proposals, and legislation, that most of us everyday people don’t have a [...]
Tags: District of Columbia · FOIA · New Links · News · federal
Environmental Records
November 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The state of the environment has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. According to many reports, ice caps are melting, climates are rising, and polar bears are dying. In addition to those pressing matters, there are also environmental issues that could risk your immediate health within your neighborhood, or even on [...]
Tags: Colorado · Using Public Records · Washington · federal