Issue Position: Fiscal Responsibility

Issue Position

I have used the Office of Kentucky State Treasurer to do what the Constitution intended -- to be a check and balance on spending in order to protect the financial stability of the Commonwealth, as well as to maintain a commitment to transparency. Because when it comes to transparency in government, we need to be pushing for it all the time.

In 2016, our office worked to launch a new online database -- transparency.ky.gov -- at no additional cost to taxpayers. This website made the spending, salaries, contracts, and property of Kentucky's executive and judicial branches easily accessible to show Kentuckians where their money goes. Due to this increased transparency, Kentucky's national transparency ranking jumped up 14 spots, pushing us into the top 10 states. My long-term goal for this database is to include information from school systems and local governments.

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