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unfiltered blogroll

Like The Dew
Saporta Report
evil reporter chick
AJC's political insider
“The Chief” keeping it real
My Green ATL
everything environmental
Civil Rights Cold Case Project
Pine Magazine
Campaign Finance Institute
Non-profit research group affiliated with George Washington University.
Pay to Play Law Blog
written by attorneys at McKenna Law & Aldridge
Georgia Health News
Non-profit news site founded by journalist Andy Miller
The Ethical Nag
Canadian-based blog that reports on health-related issues
live apartment fire
musings on TV news by WXIA’s Doug Richards

DeKalb Officers Speak
DeKalb Crime Mapping
inDECATUR
Decatur Metro
Heneghan's Dunwoody Blog
DoraBlog
DeKalb School Watch
Atlanta police crime mapping
Atlanta Board of Ethics
investigates conflicts of interest, enforces ethics code, keeps online database of city workers’ financial disclosures
ATL Citizen Review Board
citizen oversight agency for city police & corrections officers
ATL city auditor
investigates performance, accountability and financial stewardship at City Hall

Center for Public Integrity
Center for Investigative Reporting
Sunlight Foundation
GA 1st Amendment Foundation
offers free online guides to open records and meetings law in Georgia
FactCheck.org
sorts through spin, hype and lies, sponsored by the Annenberg Public Policy Center
Georgia Watch
non-profit consumer advocacy group
OMB Watch
research federal contracts & grants
GA Innocence Project
Common Cause
GA Public Policy Foundation
Fulton Co. Taxpayers Foundation
Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation
Copwatch
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
Statistical analysis of federal enforcement, staffing and sending
LegiStorm
Congressional staff salaries, travel, financial disclosures & earmarks

U.S. House: financial disclosure
check personal & campaign financem gifts & travel
Inspectors General (federal)
links to watchdogs for dozens of federal agencies
GA Child Fatality Review
investigates unexpected deaths of children 17 or younger
GA Inspector General
Charged with investigating waste, fraud, corruption in the executive branch of government
State Ethics Commission
Enforces campaign finance laws, oversees lobbyist and campaign registration
GA Judicial Qualifications Commission
Investigates complaints of ethical misconduct by judges
State Election Board
Enforces Georgia election laws
GA Stimulus Accountability
Monitors progress of federal stimulus-funded projects
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office
The investigative arm of Congress
federal lobbyist database
GA state auditor
U.S. DOJ Public Integrity prosecutions

Guidestar charity tax returns
check tax returns and other non-profit data at Guidestar.org
Charity Navigator
provides ratings of non-profits’ spending and financial health
IRS charity search
confirm the non-profit status of any organization