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Tutorials:

Tracking ALEC “model legislation” through real legislatures: how to obtain copies of ALEC model legislation

Down the rabbit hole: identifying special interest influence public sector influence through lobby records, campaign finance records and officeholder disclosures

Audio tutorial: Public Records in Research

Public records/FOIA resources:

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy FOIA Guide

Federal lobby disclosure resources:

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate Office of Public Records

Federal legislative resources:

Thomas, U.S. Library of Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Council: U.S. Code

Campaign finance and elections:

Federal Election Commission

Center for Responsive Politics: OpenSecrets.org (federal data)

National Institute on Money in State Politics: Followthemoney.org (state-level data)