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Private consultants still raking in public pension fund fees By Mike Alberti \| Pensions, State government Amounts paid to outside investment consultants by big public pension funds as much as 36 percent of what these funds pay for their employees' salaries. More	Dataviz illuminates state-by-state underemployment, 2003 to 2012 By Mike Alberti \| Employment Visualizing the added toll of underemployment, including discouraged workers and other marginally attached workers. In 2012, 23 states were still clocking in with a combined unemployment and underemployment rate of 14 percent or higher. More
Independent director pay at “top 50” companies By Samantha Cook, By Meade Klingensmith, By Mike Alberti \| Corporations Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; and rank companies. Some increases more than 200 percent; some decreases more than 40 percent. 12 companies with highest independent director pay of at least $400,000. More	Abandonment of poor: much worse than you thought Poverty, State government The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011 for families of three, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines. More
Judicial vacancies: show us the numbers By Meade Klingensmith, By Mike Alberti \| Law, Politics New tools allow easy access to and filtering of 12 years of data. How long did George W. Bush take to nominate? President Obama? For the Senate to act? More	Government support for arts down dramatically over time By Samantha Cook \| Role of government When adjusted for inflation and population, per capita funding in 2011 down 33 percent from 1983. More
One graduation for all or add-on ceremonies for minority students? By Meade Klingensmith \| Civil rights, Education New data viz examines frequency of optional graduation ceremonies at flagship public universities, and “top 25” colleges and universities. More	“How could we resist?” The revolving door for ex-members of Congress By Samantha Cook \| Open government In part 3 of our collaboration with the Center for Responsive Politics, we document that 17 of the 30 ex-members of the 112th Congress we've tracked down so far have taken positions with employers that are or have been lobbyists or lobbying clients. More

Private consultants still raking in public pension fund fees By Mike Alberti \| Pensions, State government Amounts paid to outside investment consultants by big public pension funds as much as 36 percent of what these funds pay for their employees' salaries. More	Dataviz illuminates state-by-state underemployment, 2003 to 2012 By Mike Alberti \| Employment Visualizing the added toll of underemployment, including discouraged workers and other marginally attached workers. In 2012, 23 states were still clocking in with a combined unemployment and underemployment rate of 14 percent or higher. More
Independent director pay at “top 50” companies By Samantha Cook, By Meade Klingensmith, By Mike Alberti \| Corporations Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; and rank companies. Some increases more than 200 percent; some decreases more than 40 percent. 12 companies with highest independent director pay of at least $400,000. More	Abandonment of poor: much worse than you thought Poverty, State government The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011 for families of three, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines. More
Judicial vacancies: show us the numbers By Meade Klingensmith, By Mike Alberti \| Law, Politics New tools allow easy access to and filtering of 12 years of data. How long did George W. Bush take to nominate? President Obama? For the Senate to act? More	Government support for arts down dramatically over time By Samantha Cook \| Role of government When adjusted for inflation and population, per capita funding in 2011 down 33 percent from 1983. More
One graduation for all or add-on ceremonies for minority students? By Meade Klingensmith \| Civil rights, Education New data viz examines frequency of optional graduation ceremonies at flagship public universities, and “top 25” colleges and universities. More	“How could we resist?” The revolving door for ex-members of Congress By Samantha Cook \| Open government In part 3 of our collaboration with the Center for Responsive Politics, we document that 17 of the 30 ex-members of the 112th Congress we've tracked down so far have taken positions with employers that are or have been lobbyists or lobbying clients. More

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