Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group

1. States of Transparency: Missouri

   By Sarah Dorsey Aug 3, 2010 4:31 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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2. Disappearmarks: How highway projects get left behind

   By Sarah Dorsey Jul 30, 2010 10:23 a.m.

   Pennsylvania's Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge.

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3. Disappearmarks: Billions set aside for earmarks remain unspent

   By Sarah Dorsey Jul 19, 2010 4:20 p.m.

   Last week Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., introduced a bill that would redirect some $700 million in funds that have been languishing in Transportation Department accounts, designated to fund projects earmarked by members of Congress more than a decade ago and long since forgotten.

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4. States of Transparency: South Dakota

   By Sarah Dorsey Jul 16, 2010 1:08 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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5. Lack of disclosure protects bad nursing home firms

   By Sarah Dorsey Jul 8, 2010 2:31 p.m.

   The pattern of understaffing at Skilled Healthcare Group's 22 California nursing homes could have raised red flags for patients and their families, but ownership information is currently difficult to obtain. The company has been ordered to pay $670 million for violating California state staffing minimums. A portion of the fee, the result of a class action lawsuit, is intended to refund patients for the quality of care they received.

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6. States of Transparency: New Jersey

   By Sarah Dorsey Jul 6, 2010 12:53 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction. This week: New Jersey Website: www.nj.gov/transparency               www.elec.state.nj.us Six months after a corruption scandal that was lurid even by local standards, New Jersey's new governor boosted state transparency efforts in January with a new website. The site, www.nj.gov/transparency, publishes state spending and revenues, and although it received one of the lowest scores in the US Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG)'s recent survey of such sites, it has promise. What's more, the state also boasts an excellent campaign finance portal -- www.elec.state.nj.us.

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7. States of Transparency: Illinois

   By Sarah Dorsey Jun 29, 2010 5:12 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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8. States of Transparency: Washington

   By Sarah Dorsey Jun 25, 2010 12:17 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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9. States of Transparency: Ohio

   By Sarah Dorsey Jun 23, 2010 4:05 p.m.

   The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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10. States of Transparency: Arizona

    By Sarah Dorsey Jun 22, 2010 2:48 p.m.

    The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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11. OGD: Medicare data shows trouble spots for nursing homes

    By Sarah Dorsey Jun 21, 2010 2:31 p.m.

    A couple of weeks ago we looked at one Florida nursing home  to see what available government data could tell us about the quality of care. Today we'll take a look at what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data can tell us about nursing homes throughout the nation as a whole.

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12. States of Transparency: Kentucky

    By Sarah Dorsey Jun 15, 2010 3:47 p.m.

    The Open Government Directive encouraged states to put valuable government data online. In this series we're reviewing each state's efforts in this direction.

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13. Oil spill: BP pipelines trigger safety violations

    By Sarah Dorsey May 28, 2010 3:01 p.m.

    This week, we've been gathering resources for reporters looking to put the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill into context. While the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) doesn't have jurisdiction over the safety of the offshore wells themselves, they do enforce safety regulations for oil pipelines and can tell us if BP has violated any of these regulations of late.

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14. Medicare data reveals nursing home abuse and neglect

    By Sarah Dorsey May 18, 2010 10:04 a.m.

    Resident #208 was found by inspectors at Capital Healthcare Center in Tallahassee, Fla., in a pool of urine. On July 16, 2009, inspectors found that the the resident -- who was incontinent -- hadn't been changed for five hours.

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Investigations by Sunlight Foundation reporter Sarah Dorsey