Good news for independent government.

Opencongress.org is providing access to a dense concentration of governmental information without the spin of politicians and without the narrow focus of traditional media. They’re even out-doing traditional media outlets that have a strong presence on the web. How do they do this?

Opencongress.org is free. You don’t even have to ignore any gesticulating mortgage lending ads. And they don’t just skim across the surface – they’ve got it all. Proposed bills, amendments, voting history by congressperson. Further, all this info can be filtered by issue, industry or committee. Finally, all of this data can be tracked via RSS. It’s like political watchdogging for the people. Try it, it’s fun!