Keeping tabs: Data on concert shows need for public transparency
AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS and court challenges, the city of McAllen on Tuesday finally released information on how much of taxpayers’ money it paid singer Enrique Iglesias to appear at the 2015 holiday parade. If anything, the information strengthens the argument for transparency.
With few exceptions, all information about government expenses must be public, and the reason is obvious: When the money…