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We've posted the 1,600 or so files of detailed candidate spending for 2010 campaigns, and they're now available via the data catalog.

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For those of you who would like to get a jump on the release of detailed candidate disbursement data (scheduled for next Monday Tuesday the 11th) here is a link to the schema for the file.  We're actually adding schemas for the other files in the catalog as well. 

We've also updated the draft metadata page for disbursements with some changes that we've made in the last week or so.

Detailed candidate disbursement files should now be posted on May 11.[Read More]

We're working on the front end for detailed candidate disbursement files, and we'd like to get your feedback.  Take a look at these screenshots and let us know what you think.[Read More]

At long last, we're getting ready to create the first set of data files containing detailed entries on campaign committee spending. We're planning to start with data for all 2009-2010 congressional campaigns (including Senate) with data covering the period from January 1, 2009.  There have been a couple of problems in preparing these data, but we think we have an approach that can work now.[Read More]

We're ready to start providing files in the data catalog that contain detailed information about the specific receipts and disbursements for candidates and committees.[Read More]