In a blog post by Ellen Miller (co-founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation) on the Sunlight Foundation Blog, Miller links to several interesting, useful and free web-based political research tools that have been funded or sponsored by her organization.
You can access the complete list to see them all. Here are a few (just a few) that we found most interesting and potentially useful. The descriptions come directly from Miller’s post.
Fundraisers
+ MAPLight
Connections between votes and campaign contributions
+ LOUISdb
Congressional Record, Federal Register, Congressional Hearings and Reports, Bills and Resolutions
Most frequently spoken word by legislator
+ FedSpending
Government contracts. Search by district
+ Metavid
Video clips of members of Congress
We first mentioned MetaVids on ResourceShelf several times including this one back in 2007.
Again, the complete blog post contains several more resources.
Source: Sunlight Foundation Blog
See Also: U.S. Government Mashups: Apps for America 2 Finalists
More cool stuff! Which app is your favorite?
See Also: Review the Winners of Apps for America One
Even more cool apps!
See Also: Peggy Garvin’s Tracking Congress 2.0 (via LLRX)
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