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Nevada lawmakers vote to stop posting public salaries online


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By Hannah Dreier, AP

LAS VEGAS — Critics in Nevada are calling new regulations that excuse cities and counties from posting public salaries online a strike against transparency.

A legislative commission Thursday passed regulations allowing cities and counties to post only aggregate salary expenditures on their websites. Previously, they had been required to post individual salaries.

Nevada Press Association Executive Director Barry Smith says the move could open the door to fraud and abuse. He notes that local governments spend most of their taxpayer dollars on payroll.

The new regulations implement a 2011 law ending a requirement that local governments posting quarterly financial statements in the newspaper.

State Sen. David Parks of Las Vegas said cities and counties should not post employee salaries because it is an invasion of privacy.

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  1. Joe Doaks says - Posted: December 22, 2012

    Fire the whole damn lot of sneaky politicians. This is surely the unions doing so the taxpayers don’t see how badly they are being ripped off.
    How dare they question government.

  2. Joe Doaks says - Posted: December 22, 2012

    David Parks is a democrat who wants more government secrecy. The devils with a halo are at it again.
    Why didn’t Hannah mention that in the article? Could she be another left wing liberal? Any bets?

  3. Jack says - Posted: December 22, 2012

    Second the motion Fire them all

  4. Marlene says - Posted: December 22, 2012

    Taking out the garbage in politics is long, long overdue!!

  5. Steve says - Posted: December 22, 2012

    All that union support and their contributions to their politician puppets clearly paying off again.