On the Records

Comptroller Releases Ideas for More Open Budget

We've learned more about Comptroller Susan Combs' ideas for opening up more of her agency's data, as she announced at last week's TribLive event.

Here's a breakdown of the plans, according to Combs spokesman Allen Spelce:

• Placing responses to common open-records requests on a public server free for anyone to download

• Expanding the "Where The Money Goes" feature, which allows users to search for state spending

• Making as many as 15 new raw data sets, in text and Microsoft Excel formats, available and free to download

Spelce said the agency has set a goal of having ...

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