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PinkTank

Wed 22 April 2026Published

GitHub: carlkibler/pinktank

A platform for tracking and organizing civic lobbying efforts in the Utah Legislature. Built for people and organizations who want to follow legislation, coordinate advocacy, and stay informed without drowning in legislative calendars and PDF agendas.

What it does:

  • Tracks bills, committee hearings, floor sessions, and sponsor activity across the Utah Legislature
  • AI-powered bill analysis: plain-language summaries, position recommendations, likely impact
  • Custom calendar views — subscribe to hearings for specific committees, topics, or bill lists
  • Notification system for bill status changes, hearing schedules, and vote results
  • Organization tools for coordinating multiple advocates tracking the same legislation

The name comes from the pink tanks the suffragette movement used — the idea that organized, informed citizens showing up changes outcomes.

Built with Django, PostgreSQL, Celery, and HTMX. The AI analysis layer uses Claude to summarize bill text and flag provisions of interest based on a user's configured topics.