Salem resident creates app to explain policy “in plain English”

Henry Dalton and his brother Makani were talking about legislative bills when they had the idea to build an app that makes policy more accessible to everyday people. It would be called Referendum.

“There are apps out there that are meant for lobbyists, there are apps out there that are meant for lawmakers, but nothing actually meant for the general public, in plain English,” Dalton said. 

Dalton, 22, graduated last year from Willamette University with…