Checks & Balances Public money, public record

How to use it

Three short guides. Each one is under a minute.

Which state spends the most on education?GeorgiaCompare Texas and CaliforniaHighest federal shareChild welfare in OhioBills in WyomingLowest money out

Find a jurisdiction’s numbers

Open the checkbook, sort by any column, then click a jurisdiction for the full breakdown of money in and money out.

Ask the assistant a question

Type a plain question. Answers are computed from the data on the page, so the assistant cannot invent a figure — if it doesn’t know, it says so.

Take the data with you

Every table exports to CSV or a real .xlsx spreadsheet, and prints to PDF with the layout intact.