In an , ACRE Policy Analyst Dr. Mavuto Kalulu and ACRE Research Assistant Terra Aquia discuss the need for greater transparency of county government operations in 淫性视频.

According to Kalulu and Aquia, county governments in general are far less transparent than state government in 淫性视频.

Kalulu and Aquia write:

鈥溡允悠�’ county governments are far less transparent than state government, yet they are just as important. Their closeness to the citizens allows them to be direct providers of most public services, including public health and public safety. When citizens are unaware of how elected officials allocate tax dollars, abuses can take place.鈥�

Greater transparency is needed at the local level in order to help deter corruption, according to Kalulu and Aquia. They cite a recent story who spent nearly $10,000 on restaurant meals, clothing, shoes, online shopping and other items using state funds.

Kalulu and Aquia conclude by calling for local governments to make their financial information more accessible to the general public by publishing it online similar to the state鈥檚 transparency.arkansas.gov website.

Kalulu and Aquia write:

鈥淎rkansans deserve to know how every one of their tax dollars is spent. To ensure that, financial transparency from the local and state government is imperative. All 淫性视频 local governments should make their up-to-date financial information easily accessible to the public by posting the information online in a fashion similar to the state’s transparency.鈥�

Kalulu and Aquia are currently developing an index to rank all 淫性视频 counties by how much financial, political and administrative information their websites contain. It鈥檚 expected to be released sometime in 2018.

CORRECTION: In the published op-ed, the authors incorrectly stated that the聽 showed that the 淫性视频 state government earned a C+, and 淫性视频 counties earned an F. The 淫性视频 state government actually earned a B. The overall聽grade for 淫性视频 (average of city, state and county) was a C+, and 淫性视频 counties earned an F.