LegiStorm 4 | Join in the Fun

How-to guide for the site
Now that I have hopefully intrigued you with tales of LegiStorm’s expert sleuthing abilities, it is time for you to learn to make the most of this trove of information.
The next few articles in this series will walk you through different parts of LegiStorm.com as a [...]

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Maxine Waters
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

LegiStorm Part 3 | More Fun Facts and Angry Politicians

LegiStorm highlights “gotchas”
Although it was United States leaders who passed the laws declaring their salaries and expenditures public information, they are none too happy that people are taking advantage of those laws. Many leaders and Congressional staffers have lashed out at Jock Friedly, creator of LegiStorm, a searchable online database [...]

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Michelle Bachmann
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Government Workers Don’t Need Online Payday Loans

Pampering, not payday loans
I’m confused by this article from Reuters. The author seems to think that government workers who make $174,000 a year are in danger of needing online payday loans and barely scraping by.
It certainly puts things in perspective, though. I understand now why some lawmakers are slow to [...]

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How much is enough?
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild