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Crosscut’s Recovery Watch project wins WashCOG’s Bunting Award
The Washington Coalition for Open Government recognized records and data reporting that helps readers learn about local pandemic relief spending.
Jacob Jones
Jacob Jones is Cascade PBS's investigations editor, dedicated to pursuing public-interest accountability stories throughout the state. He previously worked as a staff reporter at The Inlander in Spoka
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Learn how to match political candidates to federal relief dollars
Help fill transparency gaps by cross-referencing relief payments and disclosure reports listing businesses owned by public officials or candidates running for office.
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Data gaps make relief payments to WA officials hard to trace
Learn how to match public officials and candidates to billions in federal relief dollars, and why watchdogs say financial disclosure rules need improvement.
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WA state agencies fall short on federal relief reporting
Officials say staffing and spending deadlines impacted their ability to comply with federal aid monitoring rules.
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Grab your magnifying glass: Investigate federal spending with Crosscut
In a free workshop tomorrow, Aug. 17, learn how we dig out the stories buried in recovery funding data.