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How we check our information
The reference pages on this site make specific claims about laws and federal rules. Here is where those claims come from and how they are kept current.
Sources, in order of preference
- The text of the statute or regulation, read on the legislature's or the government's own site.
- The enacted bill or session law, when codified text is not yet published.
- A controlling court decision, for states whose rule comes from case law.
- Official agency pages, such as studentaid.gov and the Federal Register.
- Secondary sources (law-firm alerts, trade press), used to find changes and to cross-check, never as the only basis for an entry when a primary source can be reached.
Every state entry and loan rule links to the sources it rests on. We gather and compare sources with software, including AI tools, and every claim is tied to a cited source rather than to a model's output.
What the confidence labels mean
- High: read against the statute, enacted bill or controlling court opinion, with the legislature's records checked for recent changes.
- Medium: the rule rests partly on secondary summaries, or the check for recent changes could not be completed on an official site. The entry's notes say which.
Where sources disagreed, the entry follows the primary text.
Who reviews it
Andwise maintains the data. It has not been reviewed by an attorney. It describes what laws and rules say, not how they apply to anyone's situation.
How often pages are re-checked
- State non-compete law: monthly from January through July, when most legislatures meet and new laws take effect, and quarterly otherwise.
- Federal loan rules: within a week of a Department of Education announcement or a court ruling, and at each scheduled change date.
Each page shows the date it was last checked. A date changes only when the entry was re-checked. Updates are logged on the change log.
What this site does not do
- Give legal, tax, financial or investment advice, or tell anyone which plan to choose or what to sign.
- Take money from lenders, insurers, financial advisors, recruiters or employers, or earn referral fees.
- Collect your documents or numbers. The tools run in your browser.
Archive articles
Articles from 2022–2024 keep their original publication dates and are not rewritten. Where a rule or a product they describe has changed, a dated notice says so at the top.