July 18th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Local Data, Mapping
Lori Montgomery and Elissa Silverman of the Washington Post, with an assist from your host, used local campaign finance data to find that the front-runners in D.C.’s mayoral race have very different fundraising strategies. “Much of [Linda] Cropp’s money has come from downtown developers, former government officials and other members of the city’s political establishment, [...]
July 3rd, 2006 | by Derek | published in Fed Data, Mapping
Dan Morgan, Gilbert M. Gaul and Sarah Cohen of the Washington Post used federal data and documents to find that “nationwide, the federal government has paid at least $1.3 billion in subsidies for rice and other crops since 2000 to individuals who do no farming at all. The Post’s nine-month investigation found farm subsidy programs [...]
March 30th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Mapping, State Data
Jim Morrill and Adam Bell of the Charlotte Observer used state data to show that “more than 5,000 lottery retailers are spread throughout every county in the state. But lower-income people are more than twice as likely as wealthier residents to live near one.” North Carolina’s lottery begins today. The paper published a map pinpointing [...]
March 26th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Local Data, Mapping
Matt Waite and Joni James of the St. Petersburg Times used local property data to show that “boom towns and high growth areas pay taxes on a far higher percentage of home value than do more established neighborhoods. In other words, the new growth so often criticized for not paying for itself is shouldering a [...]
March 23rd, 2006 | by Derek | published in Local Data, Mapping
William M. Hartnett of the Palm Beach Post analyzed data from area home sales to locate the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast neighborhoods with the most growth in housing sales during 2005. The report features several interactive maps and narratives about neighborhoods in Port St. Lucie, Wellington and central Palm Beach County. The paper [...]