The Taxpayers Legaue of Minnesota

A non-partisan, non-profit grassroots taxpayer advocacy organization for Minnesota

Government Accountability (seriously)
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1   Link   Show Me the Spending
The Show Me the Spending Coalition is a group of organizations who are working to establish "Google-government" websites where users can easily search for state spending information, including data on grants and contracts.
2   Link   Follow the Money
Who gives how much to what candidates - all in an easily searchable database.
3   Link   Open Secrets
Your guide to the money in U.S. elections.
4   Link   Project Vote Smart
On common ground at a unique research center high in the Montana Rockies, a struggling group of Americans, who you are unlikely to know and will probably never meet, have begun a battle. A battle to protect all of us from the selfish interests that strip us of the most crucial component in our struggle to self-govern -- access to abundant, accurate, and relevant information.

5   Link   WikiFOIA - Minnesota
A how-to guide that will give you everything you need to file your own freedom of information request.
6   Link   Ballotpedia
With your help, Ballotpedia aims to be an abundant and growing source of information on citizen initiatives, ballot access, petition drives, initiative and referendum for political change, and associated subjects.
7   Link   USA Spending
Track US government spending by contract, grants or procurements.