New features for articles, and an offer to become a Founding Member

Hi, this is another update from the Citizen Portal team. We shipped a handful of new features for our articles, plus a limited-time offer at the bottom for anyone who wants in on the ground floor.

Recommended articles on every article page

Every article page now has a Recommended Articles section at the bottom. It pulls together stories covering the same beat so you can keep reading after you finish one piece.

Recommendations are split into a few groups so you can pivot to whatever angle interests you: the topic as it's playing out in your local area, the same topic covered nationally, and a dedicated group for the feed this article was published in.

Each group comes with a Follow button in the header, so if one catches your eye you can follow it and add it to your sidebar in one click. You can also favorite any recommendation directly from the heart button in the top-right corner of the card.

Click keywords inside an article to read more

Keywords mentioned inside an article body are now clickable. When a story on housing references a word like Climate or Public Safety, that word links straight to the most relevant article covering it. One click and you're reading more coverage without having to search.

We made sure not to overwhelm you with links. Only the most relevant keywords in a paragraph are linked, so the article stays clean and easy to read.

Save articles straight from the article page

Every article page now has a Save Article button in the left-hand panel, right under Share Article. Click once to save it to your Favorites, click again to remove. Favorites sync across your devices automatically and live in the Favorites section of your sidebar.

Share any clip from a government meeting

Switching gears to meeting videos: every video timeline now has a Share button next to the clip-creation tools. Find a moment you want your friends or followers to see and hit Share to post it straight to X, Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, or just copy the link.

There are two flavors depending on where you use it. On any chapter of the meeting, the Share button posts that segment with its AI-generated title and summary, the speakers, and the relevant keywords as hashtags, so the post reads like a real write-up instead of a bare link. In clip mode, where you've dragged the handles to trim your own custom range, the Share button posts just the link to that exact clip.

For meetings backed by YouTube, the clip plays inline in the post itself. For other sources we link back to the clip on Citizen Portal so the full breakdown is one click away.

A refreshed About Us page

We rewrote the About Us page from top to bottom. It walks through our mission, who we built Citizen Portal for, and why this work matters, so you can finally get the full story on what we're doing and why.

You can also hear that story straight from our founder, Paul Allen, former CEO of Ancestry, through his interviews with Glenn Beck and other popular shows embedded right on the page.

You can read more on the About Us page.

Founding Member: lifetime access for $199

Lastly, the big one. We're opening up a limited number of Founding Member spots for a limited time. One payment of $199, lifetime access to Citizen Portal, no renewals, no subscription, ever.

You get every premium feature we have today and every premium feature we ship in the future: AI-powered meeting briefings, topic and feed following, real-time alerts when your city meets, and advanced search across every word spoken in government.

Spots are capped per state, and the offer itself is only running for a limited window. Once either one runs out it's gone for good. If you've been on the fence about premium, this is the best deal you'll ever see from us. Tap the button below to claim yours, or look for the Become a Founding Member button anywhere on the site.

Thanks for reading

That wraps up this release. We've got plenty more in the pipeline and we're excited to show you what's coming next, so we hope you'll stick with us through it.

In the meantime, if there's something you'd love to see, something that isn't working the way you'd expect, or just a thought you want to pass along, the feedback button in the bottom right is always open.