Finalists Chosen In Apps For America 2 Contest 64
Andurin writes "Sunlight Labs has announced three finalists for its $25,000 Apps for America 2 competition. Forty-seven apps were submitted, each relying on Data.gov and providing a useful spin on government data. This We Know compiles federal information on a local level; govpulse is a searchable version of the Federal Register; and DataMasher allows simple mashups of government data sets. Voting is now open to determine the winner in the contest."
Another app suggestion... (Score:3, Interesting)
WallStats: Death and Taxes (Score:3, Interesting)
Try this...
http://wallstats.com/deathandtaxes/ [wallstats.com] - WallStats: Death and Taxes ...it doesn't get into the nitty gritty of, say, a congresscritter getting moneys - but it goes into fairly reasonable detail.