Carolina Politics Online

A state database detailing agency spending is now online.

The Web site, created by Gov. Mark Sanford in an executive order, lists itemized agency spending by month, as well as year-to-date agency spending by categories of spending. The site, at https://ssl.sc.gov/SpendingTransparency, is available to the public and the data can be downloaded.

For instance, according to the database, the Lieutenant Governor’s office reported $1,782 of in-state mileage for its employees in October. The report also shows how much each employee received for mileage.

Expenses on the site are broken-down according to the source of the funding, whether General Fund, an earmark or federal money.

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Now the public can get a firsthand look at how much of our money the state lawmakers are allocating appropriately and wastefully. I can’t wait to start digging through it myself.

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