How are your tax dollars being spent?

How are your tax dollars being spent?
Only The Shadow knows!

As a taxpayer, you deserve to know that your tax dollars are being used properly and efficiently. But nearly $20 billion a year in your tax dollars are spent without legislative oversight by many public authorities that are known as “shadow” agencies.

Shadow agencies spend your tax dollars while operating behind closed doors, without the public oversight needed to protect the public interest.

A bill to increase public accountability of spending by shadow agencies and authorities — A4973 — has been introduced in the state Legislature.

This bill could save New York’s taxpayers millions of dollars. It will establish greater accountability, improve public services and help protect taxpayers from wasteful spending and misuse of public resources.
Tell your legislators to support reform of New York’s public authorities. Tell them to pass A4973.

Tell them its time to bring public spending out of the shadows.

Legislative Gazette April 7, 2003 - Download PDF print ad

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