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Money in Politics: Following the money trail in 2008 elections
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Host: University of St. Thomas and St. Paul Pioneer Press
Expected speakers: MaryJo Webster - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bill Allison - The Sunlight Foundation

This workshop is being made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.


Saturday, April 19
8:30 a.m. Registration
9-10 a.m. Why we should pay attention to the campaign finances of federal, state and local candidates
10-10:30 a.m. About the federal rules
10:40-11:10 a.m. About the Minnesota rules
11:10 a.m.-noon State parties: the intersection of federal and state
noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:30-2 p.m. Looking at 527 organizations
2-3:30 p.m. Using other data to find intersections between donors and candidates: lobbying, contracts, grants, earmarks, legislation
3:40-4:40 p.m. Getting and using campaign finance data for federal, state and local candidates
4:40-5 p.m. Questions and Wrap-up
Sunday, April 20
9 a.m.-noon Hands-on: Working with federal data
Hands-on: Working with state, federal and 527 data
Questions and Wrap-up