Perdue figures that a cleaner government costs money.
Her budget proposal includes nearly $1 million that would fund efforts for "setting government straight," as she put it.
The bulk of the money, $750,000, would expand ane-mail archive system meant to ensure that state employees' e-mail messages are saved and searchable. Perdue also proposed $548,000 for the State Ethics Commission. The additional money would create a system to allow officials to file ethics disclosures online and add staff and resources to ensure the commission can quickly investigate complaints.




