In a stunningly insightful move, the New York State Senate has entered the 21st century.
From Civ Source, this happy news this morning.
The New York State Senate launched a new website this month, designed to allow citizens to find, share and comment on all legislation being considered by the Senate. The robust search engine behind Open Legislation, its comment capabilities, and its open-source framework is part of a broader effort to make government more open, transparent and accessible government, officials said.
“The launch of the Open Legislation site will move the Senate a step closer to the more inclusive and transparent government New Yorkers deserve,” Senate Majority Conference Leader John L. Sampson said in a statement.
The web tool allows users to search by keywords, and then organize the results by sponsor, committee, recent actions, and recent votes (Although for some reason there seem to be absolutely NO recent votes. Strange considering how they just passed Leandra’s law. Hm...). Users can also leave comments, recommend articles to social networking sites and debate details (where they can be found). Give it a try by visiting http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/ or clicking here.
you guys should talk about the GOP craziness in Bay Ridge
I just do not seem to comprehend your point of view. Are you sure we’re articulating about the same issue?