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# Govkit
Govkit is a Ruby gem that provides simple access to open government APIs around the web, including:
* [OpenCongress](http://www.opencongress.org/api), which has an API for federal bills, votes, people, and news and blog coverage
- * [The Fifty States project](http://fiftystates-dev.sunlightlabs.com/), which has a RESTful API for accessing data about state legislators, bills, votes, etc.
+ * [The Open States project](http://fiftystates-dev.sunlightlabs.com/), which has a RESTful API for accessing data about state legislators, bills, votes, etc.
* [Project Vote Smart](http://www.votesmart.org/services_api.php), which has an API with congressional addresses, etc.
* [Follow The Money](http://www.followthemoney.org/), whose API reveals campaign contribution data for state officials.
# Installation
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Run <code>./script/generate govkit</code> to copy a config file into <code>config/initializers/govkit.rb</code>. You will need to add your API keys to this config file.
# Examples
- >> Govkit::FiftyStates::State.find_by_abbreviation('CA')
+ >> Govkit::OpenStates::State.find_by_abbreviation('CA')
>> Govkit::VoteSmart::Address.find(votesmart_candidate_id)
>> GovKit::OpenCongress::Bill.find(:number => 5479, :type => 'h', :congress => '111')
# Bugs? Questions?