Tag Archive: state level

Follow State Legislatures with the New Open States iOS App

by Nicko Margolies Mar 12, 2012 11:27 am

Today the Sunlight Foundation launches our Open States iPhone and iPad app that puts the inner-workings of state legislatures in the palm of your hand.

U.S. PIRG’s State Spending Transparency Scorecard

by Nicko Margolies Mar 22, 2011 10:30 am

Last week the U.S. Public Interest Research Group published a transparency scorecard for every state in the country that assessed their ability to publish their spending online.

New Site gives Maine some Transparency

by Nisha Thompson Apr 9, 2008 11:22 am

There is a new Web site that is consolidating documents from the state government of Maine. GovRake now has session records from 1999 to 2008, bills from the current session, and hearing schedules. The site also features a public hearings calendar, a blog for the latest updates, and a list of state data sources . You can also listen or watch live sessions or hearings from the site.

This is a great new resource for the citizens of Maine. The tagline says it all “Keep raking, the needle is in there somewhere.”