This is an effort to list common state-level agencies, and the especially interesting-looking data that they often hold that could be made more valuable if rendered as machine-readable data (whether as a bulk download or an API). These may be expanded into their own proposed data ecosystems later.
- every FOIA request that’s received
- every response to every FOIA request
- every agency and that agency's website URL
- the org chart
- the bluebook
- board seats etc. that are open for applications
- inspections of regulated private facilities (grocery stores, dairies, etc.)
- official opinions published by the AG
- group homes
- licensed mental health providers
- conservation easements
- land enrolled in a land bank
- dams, including inspection data
- tracked species data (e.g., native vs. invasive)
(aka "planning districts," aka "regional councils")
- councils, including geodata of their boundaries
- school "report cards" (standardized testing results, graduation rate, demographics, etc.)
- all schools (name, address, phone, principal, grades, division)
- permits (applications and granted)
- forms
- policies
- real estate holdings
- surplus real estate and property
- fleet vehicles owned
- births
- deaths
- marriages
- restaurant inspections
- cattle brand registry
- incidents of crime
- winning lottery numbers
- licenses (specialty, practice, address, convictions, claims, etc.)
- parks (location, amenities, hours, geodata)
- food banks
- homeless shelters
- mental health resources
- eldercare services
- daycare facilities
- SNAP participation, by locality
- EBT participation, by locality
- forms
- bridge inspections
- pavement inspections
- average daily traffic volumes
- live road conditions
- construction projects
- realtime snowplow geolocation
- unclaimed property (probably API-based and single-query-responsive, for security reasons)