Byron Donalds bill would impose audits on state and local governments as condition for federal funding

Byron Donalds bill would impose audits on state and local governments as condition for federal funding

If Washington is opening up the checkbook, then U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says governments in cities and states need to open up their books for scrutiny. The “Tax Dollar Accountability Act“, introduced this week in Congress, would require subsidiary governments to show the Comptroller of the Currency how the money is used, by granting total access to records. Detailed budgets, expenditure reports, vendor contracts, and grant distributions would ha…