Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Trial Court Rule VIII: Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure
To obtain an impoundment order in Massachusetts.
Boston Redevelopment Authority
SFI filings
Financial disclosure forms for more than 250 elected and appointed officials in Massachusetts.
Full Disclosure
Check out Commonwealth Magazine’s databases to help you learn more about the financial background and spending of public officials in Massachusetts, plus comprehensive special education detail in the state.
Construction Compliance Reports for construction projects monitored by the City or the BRA.
Maine:
Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation, Consumer Credit Protection
Regularly updated periodic and quarterly foreclosure reports.
Vermont:
Vermont Transparency
Find information about state spending, revenues, compensation, and more.
National:
The AFL-CIO CEO Pay Database
Find information regarding salaries, bonuses, stock options, and more for the CEO of any company, as well as comparisons to average worker pay, minimum wage, etc.
Sunshine Review
Access to in-depth information at the state, country, and school district levels. Compiled information on budgets, audits, contracts, and more.
Working America’s Job Tracker
Access information about layoffs, out-sourcing, worker’s violations, etc. Interactive maps are searchable by zip-code.
Searchsystems
New England journalists – if you don’t already know about Searchsystems, check it out. It will direct you to free public records in your state.
US Dept. of Health and Human Services List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
To find out who is banned from participating in federal health care programs in your community, check out the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General “excluded parties” list.
National Conference of State Legislatures
To find the latest information about your state legislature’s work.
VINE, the National Victim Notification Network
To find a state prison inmate by ID or state.
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Databases, Tables, and Calculators
Find regional economic data for your stories.
Personal Property Assessors
Property tax records contain the legal description and assessed value of a piece of property, and also name and address of person who gets the ax bill. This is a list of property assessors nationwide who make data available online.
Guidestar
Information about nonprofit organizations (Including 990 forms)
IRS
IRS Form 990-tax documents filed by non-profit organizations and foundations, include salaries of top-paid employees at non-profit organizations.
OSHA
OSHA Inspection-find out about factories/companies: how many accidents have happened before, how often it has been issued violations, what the cause was and how much they were fined
