American Legal Publishing - Provides a wide range of codification services to local governments, including ordinance codification, electronic publishing, subscriber services and much more. See Online Library of codes.
Carroll's GovSearch - Powered by Carroll Publishing, providing frequently updated information on over 385,000 government decision-makers and key staff at the federal, state and local levels. GovSearch provides immediate access to biographies of all executive and key level members of government, federal and defense organizational charts, plum position postings and many additional consumer features.
City Mayors - Examines how city mayors and others who govern metropolitan areas, develop innovative solutions to long-standing urban problems such as housing, transport, education and employment, but also how they meet the latest environmental, technological, social and security challenges which affect the well-being of their citizens.
City-Data - Profiles of U.S. cities, including tens of thousands of city photos not found anywhere else, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, stats about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment), geographical data, state profiles, crime data, housing, businesses, birthplaces of famous people, political contributions, city government employment, weather, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area codes, user-submitted facts, similar cities list, comparisons to averages.
Council of State Governments (CSG) - Multibranch state association provides leadership training, research and information products, and regional problem-solving activities.
eHawaiiGov - Official government of Hawaii site provides electronic access to government information and services, working in Hawaii, living in Hawaii, visiting Hawaii, and education in Hawaii.
Federal, State, and Local Government Finances - The Census Bureau conducts a census of governments at five year intervals, and an annual survey for the intervening years. The state and local government finances are available in files and viewable tables. The statistics cover government financial activity in four broad categories of revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets.
Find a County - The National Association of Counties collects information here on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information.
Find-It! Washington - A collection of online search tools to help citizens find Washington State government information.
Follow the Money (National Institute on Money in State Politics) -
Provides campaign-finance database and relevant issue analyses; promotes independent investigation of state-level campaign contributions by journalists, academic researchers, public-interest groups, government agencies, policymakers, students and the public at large.
GovEngine.com - Federal, state, and local government and court resources.
Governing.com - A monthly magazine whose primary audience is state and local government officials: governors, legislators, mayors, city managers, council members and other elected, appointed and career officials.
Government Computing News (GCN) - Provides news about the acquisition and use of information technology in government and the people doing it; news about regulation, oversight and legislation concerning IT in government; and information about new products as well as product reviews.
Government Technology - Solutions for state and local government in the information age.
GovLoop - Online community connecting nearly 50,000 government innovators from federal, state, and local government. GovLoop's mission is "to connect government to improve government." The community is a great resource for all people in and around government, whether they are looking to connect with peers, collaborate on projects or discover career-building opportunities.
GovPro.com - Government product news and procurement journal.
GovSpot - Government information portal. Federal, state and local government resources.
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) - Creates excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional local government management worldwide. The organization provides technical and management assistance, training, and information resources in the areas of performance measurement, ethics education and training, community and economic development, environmental management, technology, and other topics to its members and the broader local government community.
Leadership Directories - Publishes 14 personnel directories called Yellow Books. Taken as a whole, The Leadership Library provides detailed contact information for 400,000 leaders of 40,000 U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit institutions.
Local Government Commission (LGC) - Provides technical assistance and networking to local elected officials and other dedicated community leaders who are working to create healthy, walkable, and resource-efficient communities.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) - COG is a regional organization of Washington area local governments composed of 17 local governments surrounding Washington, D.C., plus area members of the Maryland and Virginia legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Municipal Code Corporation - Information regarding the purchase of official copies of posted documents may be obtained by contacting the Municipality or Municipal Code Corporation.
Munisource.com - Links to 3,500 Official Municipal Sites in 44 countries.
National Association of Counties (NACo) - The only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Provides an extensive line of services including legislative, research, technical, and public affairs assistance, as well as enterprise services to its members. Also see Find a County.
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) - NASS serves as a medium for the exchange of information among the Secretaries and a mechanism to encourage formal and informal cooperation between state governments.
Pew Center on the States - Works to advance state policies that serve the public interest. PCS conducts credible research, brings together diverse perspectives, and analyzes states' experiences to determine what works and what does not.
Public Record Search - Do you need to obtain information from state or local government agencies? Search for criminal records, property records, court records, judgments, liens, sex offenders, business licenses, recorded documents and more. Accurate directory of free public records databases and private information sources. Free public records database searches.
Scout - A free service that provides daily insight to how U.S. laws and regulations are shaped in Washington, D.C. and U.S. state capitols.
Scout allows anyone to subscribe to customized email or text alerts on what Congress is doing around an issue or a specific bill, as well as bills in the state legislature and federal regulations.
Researchers can use Scout to see when Congress talks about an issue over time. Members of the media can use Scout to track when legislation important to their beat moves ahead in Congress or in state houses. Non-profits can use Scout as a tool to keep tabs on how federal and state lawmakers are making policy around a specific issue.
SearchGov.com - Search federal, state, and local government agency sites.
Secretary of State.com - Links to state-specific information about corporations, state corporation filing fees, and contact information for each of the 50 State Offices responsible for corporate filings.
Secretary of State Websites - The state Secretary of State is responsible for a wide range of government activities:
Business related: The Secretary of State's office usually registers businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Election related: The Secretary of State is often the state's main election official and operates the office that registers candidates. Citizens can usually get voter registration and poll location information on websites of the Secretary of State.
Other duties: In some instances, the Secretary of State oversees the state's archives or library, the department of administration that handles the state's operations, and issues automobile registration.
Socrata - A leading developer and provider of Open Data Services, a category of cloud-based Web 2.0 solutions that enable federal, state, and local governments to dramatically improve the reach, usability and social utility of their public information assets.
States: State Government Offices - View all the websites in a given state -- from a state's home page or governor's site to the smallest counties or townships.
Topics: The websites of state government constitutional officers, state legislatures, state judiciaries and departments across all states.
StateAction.org - The Center for Policy Alternatives website, StateAction.org, provides progressives with state-centered data, information, ideas and models to solve problems for families and communities.
stateline.org - Founded in order to help journalists, policy makers and engaged citizens become better informed about innovative public policies. Source for state news.
Texas Register - Extensive U.S. Federal, State, Local/Regional and International government resources or browse the Texas Register archives back to 1991.
U.S. Census State and County QuickFacts - State and County QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level.
U.S. State and County Quick Facts - Includes data for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people.
USA.gov - Official world wide web information portal for the U.S. Federal Government. FirstGov provides extensive information on each of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial branches and access to a wealth of state and local government information.
KWSnet is a human-edited subject directory of the web with special attention paid to U.S. national and international news, the arts, culture, media, politics, law, science and technology. It is based in San Francisco, California. KWSnet's Twitter and RSS Feed direct you to some of the best writing and reporting on the web. KWSnet also provides additional Twitter list feeds, including a News Feed, Cultural Feed, Interesting People Feed, City Feed, and Topical Feed. KWSnet's Video Gallery presents embedded video from artists, journalists, and political activists worldwide. Also see News Videos and the experimental KWSnet Journal.
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Scout - A free service that provides daily insight to how U.S. laws and regulations are shaped in Washington, D.C. and U.S. state capitols.
Scout allows anyone to subscribe to customized email or text alerts on what Congress is doing around an issue or a specific bill, as well as bills in the state legislature and federal regulations.
Researchers can use Scout to see when Congress talks about an issue over time. Members of the media can use Scout to track when legislation important to their beat moves ahead in Congress or in state houses. Non-profits can use Scout as a tool to keep tabs on how federal and state lawmakers are making policy around a specific issue.
