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Know Your Rights: The power of public records when dealing with law enforcement

In our culture of expanding surveillance, we are constantly encouraged to report suspicious activity to authorities. What can be done when the people you want to hold accountable are the police themselves? This project means to subvert that attention from our fellow citizens towards law enforcement.

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Police and Inmate Record Project

This project will go into depth on police and records of suspects that are housed in prisons and county jails. I have always had a passion for learning the ways that jails operate and the internal documents that help to govern them.

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Elections 2024

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MuckRock and Sunlight Search, a nonpartisan research organization, are researching political candidates for the 2024 campaign season.

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For the Record: How to research political candidate’s background ahead of the 2024 election

The latest on FOIA, transparency and accountability battles, threats and wins from MuckRock.

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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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For the Record: How to analyze a nearly 500-line handwritten personal financial disclosure report

The latest on FOIA, transparency and accountability battles, threats and wins from MuckRock.

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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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For the Record: Furby files, boosting local journalism and more

The latest on FOIA, transparency and accountability battles, threats and wins from MuckRock.

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