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My name is Bikram Bharti, I am working with Open States this summer aspart of the Google Summer of Code program.

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Open States progress report, March 2

Hi again! Checking in with another progress update, as I begin my third and final month staffed…

We’re excited to announce that Open States has been accepted as a participating organization in Google Summer of Code 2018!

Last year we had Hitesh Garg help us break ground on a brand new data admin tool. We’re excited to have the…

Open States progress report, February 2

Hi all! As promised, touching base with a quick update on my Open States progress from the…

January’s always a busy time for Open States, as new legislative sessions are sworn in across the country. I’ve been hard at work making sure that our scrapers receive prompt fixes, as well as making manual data corrections as old legislators retire.

I’m excited to announce that Miles Watkins, a fellow member of the Open States core team, will be working on the project professionally during 2018’s most legislatively-active months. Between now and late March, Miles will dedicate most…

I’m finally wrapping up my Google Summer of Code project. It was a very successful journey, and I’m extremely happy that I got to work with an organization like Open States. I would like to thank my mentors Miles and…

We’re excited to announce that Open States has been accepted as a participating organization in Google Summer of Code 2017!

As the Sunlight Foundation announced today, Open States is going to be passed along to us, a group of Sunlight alumni, with the goal of turning it into an independent, self-sustaining project.