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7 Jun 2014, 6:20 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Elizabeth Dwoskin - “To understand big data, look no further than a single tweet. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 10:24 pm by Jim Sedor
      National: Inside Facebook’s Year of ReckoningWashington Post – Elizabeth Dwoskin | Published: 1/22/2018 Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would step back from its role in choosing the news that 2 billion users see on its site every month. [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 8:34 am
"From "Facebook’s dream of connecting the whole world is dead/The platform’s first-ever decline in active users is a landmark event in social media history" by Will Oremus and Elizabeth Dwoskin (WaPo). [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 12:08 pm
"Stop-And-Frisk 101" by Elizabeth Dwoskin. [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Elections Elections National: “Trump’s Attacks on Mail Voting Are Turning Republicans Off Absentee Ballots” by Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN Maine: “Hemmed in by the Pandemic, Collins Battles for Survival in Maine” by Emily Cochrane (New York Times) for Boston Globe Wisconsin: “Appeals Court Reverses Wisconsin Voting Restrictions Rulings” by Todd Richmond for AP News Ethics National: “Facebook’s Own Civil Rights Auditors… [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
” by Paul Sonne, Rosalind Helderman, Josh Dawsey, and David Stern for Washington Post Alabama: “Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Review COVID-19 Election Ruling” by Todd Ruger for Roll Call Ethics National: “Reddit Closes Long-Running Forum Supporting President Trump After Years of Policy Violations” by Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin (WashingtonPost) for MSN National: “As Support for Mask-Wearing Grows, So Do Political Risks for Forgoing… [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 6:31 am by Jim Sedor
Elections Georgia: Voting Rights Become a Flashpoint in Georgia Governor’s Race by Ben Nadler (Associated Press) for WRAL Ethics National: Watchdog: Issues with IRS processing of improper political activity complaints by Naomi Jagoda for The Hill October National: Facebook Purged Over 800 Accounts and Pages Pushing Political Messages for Profit by Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm for Washington Post New York: Assemblyman Joe Errigo Charged with Accepting a Bribe to Eid a… [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 5:02 am by Walter Olson
” [Eric Boehm, Reason] Related: “Hotel CEO openly celebrates higher prices after anti-Airbnb law passes” in New York City [Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post] Tags: competition through regulation, hotels, NYC, occupational licensure, swimming “Points For Honesty: Pool Contractors Want to be Licensed so They Can Charge Higher Prices” is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “How to Get Rich in Trump’s Washington” by Nicholas Confessore for New York Times Oregon: “Marijuana Lobbyists Harvest Cash from Bankers, Accountants, Lawyers and Others” by Scott Thistle for Portland Press Herald Utah: “State Lawmaker Chosen to Head Utah Technology Council Advocacy Group” by Lee Davidson for Salt Lake Tribune Campaign Finance Arizona: “Utility Regulators Consider Giving Service Territory to Campaign Donors” by Ryan… [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 10:00 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Canada: “Coalition of Unions Challenging Ontario’s Campaign Finance Law as Unconstitutional” by Robert Benzie for Toronto Star Utah: “Special Interests Gave Utah Lawmakers $9 of Every $10 in Campaign Funds They Raised” by Lee Davidson for Salt Lake Tribune Elections National: “Inside Facebook’s Year of Reckoning” by Elizabeth Dwoskin for Washington Post Ethics Idaho: “High School Page Says 2 Idaho Lawmakers,… [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 6:03 am by Jim Sedor
Louis Post-Dispatch Pennsylvania: “Former Judge Admits Concealing Payments He Got from Brady Campaign” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer Texas: “Amid Legal Challenge, Austin May Craft New Campaign Fundraising Limits” by Elizabeth Findell for Austin American-Statesman Ethics “Trump’s Company Had More Contact with Russia During Campaign, According to Documents Turned Over to Investigators” by Tom Hamburger, Rosalind Helderman, and Adam… [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 12:42 pm by Eugene Volokh
From the article by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Nitasha Tiku & Heather Kelly (I'm linking to the copy that is on the Boston Globe site, and is thus not as heavily paywalled): In the first phase of the project, which was announced internally to a small group in October, engineers said they had changed the company's systems to deprioritize policing contemptuous comments about "whites," "men" and "Americans. [read post]
5 Jan 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
’” by Nigel Jaquiss for Willamette Week Ethics National: “Twitter Reverses Longstanding Ban on Political Advertising” by Elizabeth Dwoskin (Washington Post) for MSN Montana: “Lawmakers Deadlock on Political Practices Commissioner” by Alex Sakariassen for Montana Free Press Lobbying Ohio: “FirstEnergy to Pay $3.9M Fine for Withholding Lobbying Info from Federal Regulators” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN The post… [read post]
28 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “‘Dark Money’ Groups Dodge Reporting Requirement in New Regulations” by Toby Eckert for Politico Elections National: “‘A Game-Changer’: Pandemic forces shift in black voter outreach” by Bridgett Bowman for Roll Call Ethics National: “Trump Pushes a Conspiracy Theory That Falsely Accuses a TV Host of Murder” by Peter Baker and Maggie Astor (New York Times) for MSN National: “Twitter Labels Trump’s… [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Politicians – and Ordinary Users, Too” by Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg (Washington Post) for Seattle Times California: “Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes Popping Up Throughout the State Worry Elections Officials” by Alicia Robinson and Brooke Staggs for Orange County Register Colorado: “Colorado Voters to Decide Whether to Pull Out of National Popular Vote Effort” by John Aguilar for Denver Post North Carolina: “A Legal Fight Over How to… [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Election Stirs Anxiety for Democrats” by Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, Aaron Davis, and Elizabeth Dwoskin (Washington Post) for Denver Post Ethics Oregon: “BOLI Finds ‘Substantial Evidence’ of Sexual Harassment at Oregon Capitol” by Ted Sickinger and Hillary Borrud for Portland Oregonian Washington: “From Campaign Consultant to Lobbyist and Adviser: The firm that has Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s ear” by Daniel Beekman and Lewis Kamb for… [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Arkansas: “New Lawmaker Fined Over Ethics Violation; Former Rival Off Hook” by Michael Wickline for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Elections Connecticut: “Weeks After Election, CT Stopped Monitoring Online Voter Fraud Talk” by Kasturi Pananjady and Dave Altimari (Connecticut Mirror) for MSN Ethics National: “How Twitter, on the Front Lines of History, Finally Decided to Ban Trump” by Elizabeth Dwoskin and Nitasha Tiku (Washington… [read post]
18 May 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Fake Trump Electors” by Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics Arizona: “Arizona Senate to Investigate Wendy Rogers Over Social Media Post on Buffalo Shooting” by Ray Stern (Arizona Republic) for Yahoo News New York: “Adams’ Top Aide Navigates Uncharted Path on New York Ethics Issues” by Sally Goldenberg and Joe Anuta (Politico) for Yahoo News Ohio: “Medicaid Director Owned Stock in Companies She Awarded Huge Contracts” by Marty Schladen… [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 5:50 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying Maryland: “Maryland Lobbyist Charged in Bribery Scandal Linked to Prince George’s County Liquor Board” by Scott MacFarlane for WRC Campaign Finance Canada: “Taxpayers Would Give Millions to Political Parties in NDP Plan” by Lindsay Kines and Amy Smart for Times Colonist California: “California Passes Bill to Track ‘Dark Money’ in Political Ads and Campaigns” by Jason Shueh for StateScoop Kentucky: “Former Beshear Official Admits He… [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance New Jersey: “Birdsall Exec Convicted in High-Profile Pay-to-Play Scheme Loses Professional Licenses” by Samantha Marcus (NJ Advance Media) for Newark Star Ledger South Dakota: “Noem’s Pitch to Aid Trump Seems to Benefit Own Campaign Fund” by Stephen Groves for Associated Press News Washington: “Appeals Court Upholds $18 Million Fine Against Grocery Industry Group for Violating Washington Campaign Law” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times … [read post]