As things begin to wind down for this legislative session, the Oklahoma Senate is launching its Senate Budget Transparency Dashboard. It is an interactive website which allows the public to see how much money is going to state agencies. The House set up a similar website last year.
“For the past two years, the Oklahoma Senate has led the way in making the state budget process more transparent, giving Oklahomans a front-row seat to how their tax dollars are spent and bringing a new level of accountability to state government,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Hall said. “The launch of the Senate Budget Transparency Dashboard is a major milestone and the culmination of everything we’ve done to shine a light on building a state budget. I’m incredibly grateful to the Senate’s dedicated fiscal staff, who put in long hours and late nights to bring this website to fruition. Their hard work ensures every Oklahoman has easy access to detailed budget information and a better understanding of how their tax dollars are being spent.”
The Senate’s Budget Transparency Dashboard can be found here.
