Just as people are predicting their demize, the New York Times throws down with an announcement that may lead to the demise of others instead. They just announced Congress API which makes information about the 111th Congress publicly available. Companies like CapWiz have made lots of money on this for many years. Usable and current data has always been the holy grail of lobbying Congress and people pay top dollar for it. Now the New York times has made it publicly available which opens up endless possibilities for opening up a flow of information and engagement.
