www.zerohedge.com By Tyler Durden
By Adam Andrzejewski. the CEO/Founder of OpenTheBooks.com;Â originally published on Forbes
In 2018, California resident Steven Childs wanted to know how much the state paid to a single vendor over a five-year period. Instead of the data, California Controller Betty Yee sent him an invoice for $1,250. Childs asked more questions and the Controllerâs chief counsel, Rick Chivaro, admitted the state held electronic records and âwarrant recordsâ akin to âmaintaining a checking account online.â
Today, in a Sacramento superior court, the controller denies having a checkbook and claims the warrant register doesnât contain vendor information. The Golden State is the only state in the nation not to produce state spending under open records laws.
