GovNet, a legislative tracking service based in Harrisburg, Penn., has acquired the subscription-based, state government news service Capitolwire from The Associated Press, effective at the close of business on April 8. Capitolwire provides state capital news and legislative tracking information to trade associations, lobbyists and other professionals.

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Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.