Government Transparency
Nevada Policy fights to ensure government remains transparent and accountable to the citizens it was designed to serve.
Nevadans deserve a government that is both accountable and transparent to the citizens it was designed to serve. Citizens have a right to know how, exactly, their tax dollars are being spent by government.
That is why Nevada Policy works to preserve and extend transparency in government through investigative journalism, litigation and our groundbreaking transparency project TransparentNevada.com.
Nevada Policy also provides free training and information on Nevada’s Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Act, which are the two main statutory mechanisms by which citizens can demand transparency from their government.
TransparentNevada.com
Taxpayers have the right to know how, exactly, their tax dollars are being spent. That’s why Nevada Policy makes government spending information available on TransparentNevada.com — a database of all public sector compensation information for the state of Nevada. This transparency project is a groundbreaking effort to help citizens understand how local governments are spending their tax dollars. Nevada Policy also runs a sister-site, TransparentCalifornia.com
Featured Articles
Transparency Essential to Maintaining a Free Society
Keeping our leaders accountable is among the most foundational parts of our republic, and that accountability begins with ensuring that the public has access to the best information possible. That’s…
Audit of Covid Funding Likely to Uncover More Problems
State Sen. Scott Hammond made headlines last week by calling for an audit of every federal COVID relief dollar spent in the state from mid-March 2020 to mid-May…
Episode 62: Transparency is the first step to better public policy
Free to Offend Episode 62 | Guest: Shelby Fleshood, Nevada Policy Let’s face it, most public policy debates come down to one thing: How are our tax dollars actually being…
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A blueprint for Nevada's financial path forward
The most current fiscal projections indicate Nevada’s Fiscal Year 2021 revenues may be upwards of $1 billion shy of what the legislatively-approved budget requires. The following policies, if implemented…
Poll: Nevadans, by a 4-1 margin, want transparency in collective bargaining
Sunshine Week (March 15 – 21) — Nearly three out of four likely Nevada voters want more transparency from public employee unions and government agencies, according to a new statewide public opinion poll conducted…
Another billion dollar tax hike to 'fix' education?
The Clark County Education Association is lobbying for a $1.4 billion tax hike to increase spending on public education. The bulk of this tax hike (more than $1…
Voters should demand transparency before considering new taxes
This article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal. The Clark County Education Association, the state’s most formidable local teacher union, is requesting that voters statewide support two new tax…