September 5th, 2006 | by Derek Willis | published in Mapping, State Data
Andrew Tangel and Mike Chalmers of The News Journal mapped the addresses of more than 1,200 Delaware sex offenders, finding that “about 380 moderate- and high-risk sex offenders live within 500 feet of state-licensed child care centers. More than one in five child care centers statewide have a sex offender living that close.” Nearly 40 [...]
July 18th, 2006 | by Derek Willis | 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 Willis | 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 Willis | 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 Willis | 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 [...]