xmlns:annotate="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/annotate/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" http://www.rssgov.com/ News about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governments en-us Ray Matthews 2004-09-29T17:20:58-07:00 http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000124.html It's been long overdue, but enterprising individuals are now realizing the potential market for hosting blogs for elected officials and those running for office. Utahpolicy.com announced today a new service inviting Utah politicos to communicate with the public using the new Utah Policymaker Blog. Utah Ray Matthews 2004-09-29T17:20:58-07:00 http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000111.html The National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT) will be sharing "Web Tips, Tricks and Techniques" for building Legislative RSS feeds at their 2004 Professional Development Seminar in beautiful Burlington, Vermont, September 8-11, 2004. Panelists include key IT players from Virginia, Nevada, and Utah. Several states are now using RSS to provide users with notices of new Web content or to distribute newsletters. At least two states are now generating legislative feeds directly from databases. This article previews some of what they'll be showing from the states of Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island. Legislatures Ray Matthews 2004-09-01T19:52:04-07:00