The Sunlight Foundation has released a new app called Open States that will allow users to find their state legislators, review votes and track bills.
The app can be found at http://openstates.org/, and anyone, anywhere in the United States can use it. to gather legislative data from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Information is available in a common format via an API and bulk download.
The Sunlight Foundation is holding a training webinar on how to use the app at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Use this link to register for the webinar: http://bit.ly/13ozpvf.
According to its website, the Sunlight Foundation is “a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike.”