Add "Open Data" section to website and link to openstates.org and openlawlib.org

[elijahlofgren]

Link to open data resources for Montgomery and AL including http://openstates.org/al/

[elijahlofgren]

A project that then tries to link openstates.org data with audio/video of what legislators say about bills is http://shesaidhesaidproject.org

[elijahlofgren]

Alabama is listed as a state currently being scraped by openstates: https://github.com/openstates/planning/issues/11

[elijahlofgren]

Open Law Library site: http://www.openlawlib.org/blog/why-isnt-there-a-google-for-the-law/
"What is needed is for lawmaking bodies to begin publishing their laws in computer-friendly formats from the start. At Open Law Library, we work with governments to make this a reality. The Open Law Platform is a suite of software that modernizes the law drafting, codifying, and publishing process so we can finally unlock the hidden potential contained in legal citations."

[elijahlofgren]

Good source for inspiration http://appweb2.augustaga.gov/CityWatch/ - can see city projects budget and what is spent so far

[elijahlofgren]

Opendatanetwork.com – all socrata data so can search across. Federal data
Graduation rates for Montgomery: https://www.opendatanetwork.com/entity/310M200US33860/Montgomery_Metro_Area_AL/education.graduation_rates.percent_less_than_9th_grade?year=2013

https://data.montgomeryal.gov/

[elijahlofgren]

Project idea: https://github.com/codeforamerica/citygram https://www.citygram.org/ - get texts when 911 calls within 1/4 mile of house etc.