Transparent Jeffco, Opaque State
Why can’t the state be more transparent like Jefferson County? While Colorado’s largest county actively pursues detailed financial transparency with its new website Transparent Jeffco, Governor Ritter and the state controller violate the spirit of the Colorado Taxpayer Transparency Act by providing taxpayers with confusing, aggregated numbers with no context. To discuss the two dramatically different transparency websites, State Representative BJ Nikkel and Jefferson County Commissioner Kevin McCasky join host Amy Oliver Cooke on Independent Thinking. Tune in tonight at 8:30 p.m. to KBDI Channel 12. Repeated Monday at 1:30 p.m.
[...] don’t forget tonight’s episode of Independent Thinking, hosted by none of than the Mistress of Transparency herself – Amy [...]
09 Oct 2009 at 11:03 am