Taxpayers Need Transparency
"Taxpayers should demand answers from local governments who fail to provide the full financial transparency which state law demands." The following has been adapted from an excerpt of the Frontier Weekly Newsletter…
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Make state and local governments more transparent
The General Assembly should repeal or modify a provision in the 2023 budget that exempted legislators from the state public records law. State law should be modified to make clear that local government sub-majority meetings…
Whitmer promised transparency and delivered gag orders – Mackinac Center
This article originally appeared in The Detroit News April 14, 2026. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is celebrating government transparency this month, and she has a proclamation to prove it. Whitmer designated April as “Government…
Transparency is a constitutional check on federal agency power
In modern political culture, it is easy to forget that America’s current fixation on presidents’ actions – as opposed to focusing on other branches and levels – distorts the intention of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution.…
Transparency is a constitutional check on federal agency power
In modern political culture, it is easy to forget that America’s current fixation on presidents’ actions – as opposed to focusing on other branches and levels – distorts the intention of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution.…
Over Five Years Later, Arbeeny Family Support Still Critical to Promoting Government Transparency
New York’s of state and local government union contracts has been updated with the latest collective bargaining agreements for local teachers, police, firefighters, libraries, and public authorities. Among the on…
Sutherland Institute recognizes Utah school districts for excellence in open enrollment transparency
by Defending Ideas | Mar 31, 2026Conservatism is facing a defining moment. As debates over government power, political personalities, federalism, and first principles move to the center of public life, a fundamental question…
Sutherland Institute recognizes Utah school districts for excellence in open enrollment transparency
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks and Sydney Willis | Mar 31, 2026The following report announces districts that have earned an Open Enrollment Excellence Certificate, reviews the current state of open enrollment in Utah, and…
Hidden Signals: Creating Transparency in Agency Guidance
In 2023, when the State of Utah stopped using humorous messages on highways to encourage driver safety, a local newspaper wondered if disapproval from the Federal Highway Administration might have been a factor in the…
Hidden Signals: Creating Transparency in Agency Guidance
Hidden Signals: Creating Transparency in Agency Guidance Written by In 2023, when the State of Utah stopped using humorous messages on highways to encourage driver safety, a local newspaper wondered if disapproval from the…
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