Easy-to-use online search tools identify spending for 113 State agencies and public authorities and display more than 60,000 State contracts. These tools will help you find out how much state government spends on everything from travel and employees' salaries to telephones and consultants. You can also search State contracts in real time to see who is doing business with the State.
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Most importantly, we're trying to increase transparency and "open the books" on state government so New Yorkers will have a better understanding of how state government works.
Here is the introductory video you can watch on Open Book New York.