Thinking of coming to the Hackathon next week but don’t know what you’d be hacking? Some news from our friends over at Sunlight Labs. They’ve been working on something called the Fifty State Project, which is essentially an openly available structured database of state legislation. From their blog:

Those of you who are familiar with Open Congress know that its power lies not in making legislative information available, but instead in how it makes legislation accessible by allowing people to interact with and repurpose what Congress produces. Unfortunately, hurdles remain in creating a better democracy at the local level and shedding light on state legislation. At Sunlight Labs, we’ve been thinking about this problem for a while and now is the time for a fix.

This is a long-term project and we hope to make significant progress with the help that shows up during the Expo next week.

If you’re planning on coming to the Hackathon and don’t already have a badge, you can register for a free Expo pass using this code: websf09hack.

Hope to see some of you there.

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