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For the Record: How personal financial disclosures and other public records can improve election reporting
Take advantage of new resources to help your election reporting.
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Help track PPP loans associated with 2024 election candidates
MuckRock is working to obtain PPP loans by candidates in the 2024 election by using public records.
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For the Record: Recapping MuckRock @ NICAR
See what you might have missed from this year’s NICAR conference.
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Six things to know about Mazi Pilip and Tom Suozzi, the candidates who sought to replace former Rep. George Santos
The special election to fill the congressional seat of disgraced and expelled former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is on Tuesday, with New York state legislator and “rising star” Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Israeli émigré, competing against an establishment Democrat, former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi.
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How MuckRock found the backstory of a mystery congressional candidate in Southern California through public records
The congressional campaign of TV executive Margarita Wilkinson in California’s 49th District, despite being a political novice and never having held elected office, is a case study in what major political parties are looking for, above all else, in a hyper-politicized 2024 campaign season, experts say: Wealth and a blank political slate.
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Are you interested in the 2024 political races for Congress and local elected offices? We want to hear from you.
With its new elections project, MuckRock is providing training and support for journalists and the public to explore political races and candidates.
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MuckRock’s guide to using public records to investigate 2024 political candidates
With competitive Congressional races across the country and state and local candidates fighting to keep or take elected office, there are endless stories that can be reported out to help the public make informed decisions when heading to the polls.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s husband quit the U.S. military over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Now the couple are suing the government for lost salary and out-of-pocket medical costs
A federal lawsuit filed in November against the Department of Defense and Air Force claims the military’s vaccine mandate violated both the First Amendment and religious freedoms. The sitting congresswoman and her husband seek an unspecified amount in damages.
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On the Record: How to background political candidates with public documents and data
Ever wonder if there’s more (or less) to someone’s story when they are running for office? From national races to local elected office, democracy depends on understanding how qualified candidates are for the role they are seeking, and this free training will offer a range of techniques to background political figures, helping better understand potential conflicts of interest, work histories, assets and more.