This repository contains data from our story, "Uber and Lyft Donated to Community Groups Who Then Pushed the Companies’ Agenda."
filings
├── illinoisans_for_independent_work
│ ├── Illinois_Sunshine_Committee_Expenditures_Illinoisans_for_Independent_Work_2021-06-03.csv
│ └── Illinois_Sunshine_Committee_Receipts_Illinoisans_for_Independent_Work_2021-06-03.csv
├── new_yorkers_for_flexible_work
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure(1).csv
│ └── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure.csv
├── new_yorkers_for_independent_work
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure\ copy.csv
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure(1)\ copy.csv
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure(1).csv
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure(2)\ copy.csv
│ ├── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure(2).csv
│ └── CandidateCommitteeDisclosure.csv
└── washingtonians_for_independent_work
├── Washingtonians\ for\ Independent\ Work,\ Sponsored\ by\ Lyft,\ Inc.,\ 2020(1).csv
└── Washingtonians\ for\ Independent\ Work,\ Sponsored\ by\ Lyft,\ Inc.,\ 2020.csv
The Illinoisans for Independent Work data was sourced from the Illinois Sunshine Database.
Both the New Yorkers For Flexible Work and New Yorkers For Independent Work were sourced from the New York State Board of Elections Campaign Finance System. The filer ID for New Yorkers For Flexible Work is 15595, the filer ID for New Yorkers for Indepedent Work is 21581.
The Washingtonians for Independent Work data was sourced from the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.
The Bay Staters for Independent Work data was reviewed on the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance website. Note that records show there was no financial activity from its statement of organization on 8/17/2020 to its dissolution on 10/6/2020.
donations.csv
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Recieved By |
The organization |
Address |
The address of the organization |
Amount |
The amount donated / Date donated on |
Expended By |
The organization that spent the money |
Purpose/Beneficiary |
The stated purpose of the expenditure |
This csvfile contains the organizations that recieved money from the Lyft PAC Illinoisans for Independent Work. The data is from a quarterly report filed by the Illinoisians for Independent Work with the Illinois Board of Elections.
press-releases.csv
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Article |
The link to the article page |
Article (Archived Link) |
A mirrored version of the article link |
Article (Screenshot) |
The filename of the screenshot of the article, included in the repo |
Article (Publish Date) |
The publish date on the article |
Press Release |
The link to the original press release |
Press Release (Archived Link) |
A mirrored version of the press release |
Press Release (Screenshot) |
The filename of the screenshot of the press release, included in the repo |
Press Release (Publish Date) |
The publish date on the press release |
Coalition |
The state-level coalition that published the press release |
This csvfile contains articles published in local newspapers and the corresponding press releases found on the coalition pages.
coalition-posts.csv
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
state |
The state the coalition is located |
title |
The title of the post |
url |
The url for the post |
date |
The date of the post |
This csvfile contains a list of posts found on the coalition websites as of 6/11/21.