Government Transparency in Virginia: How Localities Compare

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Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Todd Hester

An ordained Presbyterian minister with over twenty years of service to the church. Originally from Travelers Rest, South Carolina, he received a BA in English from Furman University and an MDiv from Beeson Divinity School. He is formerly President and Founder of the Yorktown Foundation.

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Mike Thompson

How easy is it to find information you have a right to know on your local government website? A new study by Jeremy Beales and Michael Thompson reviews and rates Virginia’s counties and cities on the level of financial transparency provided on their websites, examining the web availablility of budget documents, the extent and detail of those budget documents, expenditures, and information on contracts with the private sector. How transparent is your local government?

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