Maybe one thing we could do is put each state up for claiming (people could take their own, or another if there's multis) and then have that person/group track google alerts, webpages, press releases, etc and once a month put up an update to the comm?

... the more I think about this, the more I feel like we're going to be reproudicing a secondhand news room, which isn't necessarily a bad model. If folks claim a topic like healthcare or immigration they can track the reporters and organizations who are doing the most useful coverage on where to put pressure in congress and we can ask the folks on the comm (or in our own journals) in those states to make the call.

We could even have people sign up for a topic to watch by month like a reccing comm.