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Alan Palazzolo

Interactive developer
Alan Palazzolo
Alan Palazzolo is an interactive developer at MinnPost focused on open source software, data visualization, and mapping. Before joining MinnPost, he was an inaugural Code for America fellow in 2011. He has also worked in the nonprofit and NGO sectors, both at home and abroad for more than 7 years. He is an active contributor to the Drupal community and other open source projects, and he is a firm believer that open source is more than just a software methodology.
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NY Legislature Tracker
Inside MinnPost

Tracking state bills takes a village: The MinnPost legislature tracker gets launched in N.Y.

By Alan Palazzolo | 05/06/13

Working with ProPublica, we've made our legislature tracker reusable for other states.

Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates
Data & Maps

Meet the Minneapolis mayoral candidates

By Karen Boros, Kaeti Hinck and Alan Palazzolo | 04/08/13

Get to know the mayoral hopefuls with this interactive candidate browser.

Legislative explorer
Data & Maps

Minnesota Legislative Bill Tracker

By James Nord, Beth Hawkins, Tom Nehil, Kaeti Hinck and Alan Palazzolo | 04/01/13

Follow the status of key legislation and learn what those bills mean for you.

keyboard
Inside MinnPost

Minneapolis launching effort Thursday to help bridge the Digital Divide

By Alan Palazzolo | 03/20/13

This is a far-reaching goal — and why I'm excited that Minneapolis does so much to promote digitial inclusion.

Knight logo
Inside MinnPost

MinnPost's Knight News Challenge: Help us build All My Governments

By Alan Palazzolo | 03/15/13

Learn more about MinnPost's proposal to create All My Governments, a tool to help illuminate the levels of government that affect our lives.

old time cash register. Creative commons photo by Flickr user zizzybaloobah
Data & Maps

Build your own sales tax policy for Dayton's new budget

By Tom Nehil and Alan Palazzolo | 02/08/13

Can you raise enough revenue to plug the budget gap while leaving your favorite services untaxed?

Budget primer
Data & Maps

Budget 101: A graphic primer to Dayton's budget proposal

By Tom Nehil, Kaeti Hinck and Alan Palazzolo | 01/31/13

Explore a visual explainer of Gov. Dayton's new budget plan.

Minnesota payday lending map
Data & Maps

Poverty level and payday lending locations mapped

By Jeff Hargarten and Alan Palazzolo | 01/28/13

See where Minnesota's payday lenders are located, and how their locations correlate to poverty rates.

Data & Maps

Firearms in Minnesota: by the numbers

By Alan Palazzolo, Tom Nehil, James Nord and Kaeti Hinck | 12/20/12

A brief overview of what we know about guns in Minnesota — and what we don't know.

Mystic Lake Casino Resort
Politics & Policy

Minnesota timeline: How gambling came to reservations

By Sharon Schmickle and Alan Palazzolo | 12/10/12

Here’s a timeline of court decisions and other developments.