We are counting down the top 30 reasons to donate $17.92 each month to the Bluegrass Institute as part of our 1792: Never Out of Date campaign.

Reason #25 to donate: You want to see a transparent budget process in the Kentucky General Assembly.

Kentucky taxpayer money is spent behind closed doors. General Assembly Budget Committee meeting feature armed guards, roped-off hallways and virtually no access for the press.

Shouldn't taxpayers have access to the conversations about how their hard earn money is spent?

Who fights for transparency in Kentucky's budget process? The Bluegrass Institute. Learn more here.