Happy birthday, VPAP!

The Daily Press has an interesting editorial today on the 10th birthday of the Virginia Public Access Project, better known as VPAP:

The result is so useful it’s hard to imagine political life without it.

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Following the money illuminates. Following the money informs. Following the money can help a citizen figure out what his representatives are up to and why.

I agree. Because we can follow the money, we see the connection between donors, bills and votes. VPAP provides a tremendous resource to any citizen, which is why the link has been in my sidebar since I started this blog. And they continue to improve the access to the information. Today, they announced that maps are available to look at where the money is coming from.

Anything like this takes money, of course. So if you are so inclined, head over and wish them a happy birthday by leaving a donation.