'SpeechNow' PACs hard to find in FEC database

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

As the Center for Public Integrity reported earlier this month, the Federal Election Commission must be notified when a political committee

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"… on available in .PDF forms, but not in a sortable or searchable manner.The Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

New lobbyist bundler database not yet searchable

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Democrats took over both chambers of Congress following the 2006 elections, one of their top priorities was a bill with tougher lobbyin

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"… PDFUsability: Non-searchable files, some handwritten and some illegibleThe Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

Free repository offers copies of PACER federal court records

By Traver Riggins

Want to see the federal indictment of a mortgage fraudster? You got it. Need the docket for a U.S. appeals court case? It’s yours. All with

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"… can be cumbersome; each page of a court document costs 8 cents to viewThe Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

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Republicans ask watchdogs to review FOIA request process

By Laurel Adams

Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior

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SEC loses short-lived FOIA exemption in financial reform law

By Laurel Adams

In a victory for advocates of government transparency, Congress has voted to repeal a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for the Se

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"… nguage of the Dodd-Frank law to remove a broad SEC exemption from FOIA.The Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

Brokerage regulator’s portfolio, practices remain secret

By Laurel Adams

Watchdog groups have long called for more oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a quasi-governmental, self-regul

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Congressional expense reports slowly move online from dusty basement

By Laurel Adams

The House of Representatives took a step toward greater government transparency last year by posting its expense reports online, but the clu

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"… Usability: House expense reports in PDF format and difficult to search.The Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

Consumer safety agency plans crowdsourced database

By Laurel Adams

Over the objections of manufacturers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will launch a searchable, online database in March that

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"… consumer complaints submitted prior to its March 11, 2011 launch date.The Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Fou …"

Farm credit regulator won't disclose enforcement actions against its banks

By Joe Eaton

As Congress negotiates a final version of financial reform, one group of lenders has already won a blanket carve out from increased bank reg

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More transparency sought from White House’s OMB in regulation reviews

By Jim Morris

Under President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s, the White House Office of Management and Budget became known as the place where promising

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