Officials say Nevada’s state budget will be more accessible than ever thanks to a new Nevada Open Finance Portal launched Tuesday.
Controller Andy Matthews spearheaded the effort to build a user-friendly online tool that shares detailed information on state spending. In the portal, Nevadans can see information on the state’s budget, payroll, pension disbursements, even state employees’ overtime benefits, all of which are updated nightly.
“This is the people’s money and they deserve to know exactly how and where their government is spending,” Matthews said to reporters Tuesday. Officials said the portal will cost about $275,000 for the first three years, which is funded through the Office of Project Management.
When the portal went live, it accidentally displayed some state workers’ addresses who had received reimbursements from the state. Officials said they were made aware and removed that information within 30 minutes.