Thursday 28th March 2024

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Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick released his fiscal year 2020 Sunshine Request statistics which reflect his commitment to transparency.

A news release says during FY2020, the Treasurer’s Office received 119 Sunshine Requests. The average initial response time was 0.94 of one day. During FY19, the Office received 99 Sunshine Requests and had an initial response time of 1.6 days.

Treasurer Fitzpatrick is working to increase transparency across state and local governments, as well. In April, Treasurer Fitzpatrick announced that he was expanding the Show-Me Checkbook- one of the most comprehensive state financial data portals in the country- to include local government expenditures. Currently, spending data from seven local governments can be searched on the interactive portal, with more in progress.

As the chairman of the Governor’s Informal Working Group on CARES Act Spending, the Treasurer continues to strive to make the process as transparent as possible, streaming meetings online, launching a webpage dedicated to information about the CARES Act and creating an interactive spending portal that tracks CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund spending across state government.