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Campaign contributions

• Kentucky candidates: A searchable database of campaign donors and expenditures.

• Federal candidates: A searchable database of campaign donors and expenditures.

Lobbying expenses

• Kentucky Legislative Branch: A searchable database of expenses incurred by lobbyists registered with the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission.
• Kentucky Executive Branch: A listing of lobbyists registered with the Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission. Expense data is not available online.
• U.S. Government: A searchable database of expense reports by lobbyists registered with the federal government.

Courts and crime

• Kentucky criminal and civil court cases: Search civil, criminal and domestic violence cases in Kentucky’s Circuit and District Courts.
• Kentucky Court of Appeals: Search pending cases and past court opinions.
• Kentucky Supreme Court: Search pending cases and past court opinions.
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit: Search opinions issued since 1999 by the federal appeals court that serves Kentucky.
• Lawyer records: Search disciplinary records for Kentucky attorneys and ethics opinions issued by the Kentucky Bar Association.

Business records

• Doctors: Search for the license status of Kentucky doctors, physician assistants, surgical assistants, athletic trainers, and acupuncture specialists.
• Nurses: Search for the license status of Kentucky nurses.
• Incorporation records: A searchable database of information about businesses registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
• Public companies: View documents filed by public companies with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Non-profit tax returns (free registration required): Find tax returns filed by nonprofit groups. All nonprofits must make their most recent 990 tax return available to the public.

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• Dig into databases: Track campaign contributions, lobbying expenses, court cases, business records and more.
• Request documents: Find out how to use the Kentucky Open Records Act and the federal Freedom of Information Act to get the government documents you need.
• Contact public officials: Let local, state and federal representatives know what’s on your mind.

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