Lawrence, Kansas, March 1st 2010–This past Friday Domain51, LLC and Kansas Grassroots Consulting, LLC jointly released a new iPhone application, Statehouse (iTunes Preview), targeted at lobbyists and citizens interested in keeping up with the government happenings in Topeka.

The number of bills and committees involved in Kansas Legislature can be daunting to even the trained specialist. Making this information more readily accessible to those who need it is the goal of Statehouse.

"The [Kansas] Government has made all of the information available, but it's not accessible," says Travis Swicegood, owner of Domain51. "Trying to navigate kslegislature.org on an iPhone is brutal." Kansas Grassroots and Domain51 think that this app fills some of the accessibility gaps in that website.

The app provides quick links to the daily calendars, agendas, and status updates for both chambers of the legislature. Searchable contact information for all current Representatives and Senators is available for offline use. Users can also see the current journal, schedule, and view the rules online.

This is Domain51's first iPhone application and the second joint venture between Domain51 and Kansas Grassroots Consulting. Earlier this year, they collaborated on the successful "Voices" program used as part of the Clean Air Kansas campaign.