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USA.gov
USA.gov is an official United States federal government portal to United States government information and services.
---USAgov's search engine searches 180,000,000+ federal and state government web pages.
Advanced Search allows for keyword and phrase searching, and lets you restrict searches to federal-focus government web sites, web sites of a specific state, or all government domains.
--- Gateway pages connect to federal government online services for citizens, business, governments, and visitors to the United States.
---USA.gov connects to federal government information by topic.
---USA.gov inks to federal government agencies and departments, state governments, local governments, and tribal governments.

State Agency Databases Across the 50 States
For each state, connect to databases of useful information maintained by state government agencies and departments.

State and Local Government on the Net
Connect to United States state and local government web pages.
---Choose a state from an alphabetical list, then select a link to a state home page, a state agency page, a county page, or a city page. Connect to the web page of a multi-state organization, a federal government web site of particular interest to state and local governments, or the web site of a national organization concerned with state and local government issues.

Court Web Sites
Connect to web pages of courts in the United States. Courts are listed alphabetically by state.

Court Web Sites : States
Connects to web sites of United States state courts and court opinions where available.

Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
This Law Library of Congress Guide connects to online state and territory:
---constitutions and charters
---law codes, statutes, and laws
---bills and legislation
---regulations and rules
---court opinions
---court rules
---executive orders
---attorneys general opinions
---and, other state legal information.

State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations : Website Links and Telephone Numbers : Legislative Source Book, Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.'s Legislative Source Book connects to websites of state legislatures and websites with online state legislative bills, laws/codes/statues, and regulations.

FindLaw : U.S. State Resources
FindLaw U.S. State Resources connects to law resources for each of the states. There are links to:
---constitutions, laws, codes, regulations, court opinions, and legislative bills
---courts
---state legislatures, agencies, departments, boards, offices, etc.
---directories of attorneys, law firms, expert witnesses, elected officials
---bar associations, law schools
---forms
Some of the resources listed in FindLaw are subscription services.

Westlaw : Campus Research
United States federal and state case law, statutory and regulatory materials. Legal periodicals. Legal encyclopedias.

LexisNexis Academic : Legal
United States federal and state case law; United states federal and state codes and regulations; law review articles. Fulltext.

Campaign Finance Information Center
Choose a state and find out about campaign finance reporting in the state:
---what agency collects campaign finance reports, for which races
---state campaign finance guidelines (contribution limits, forms)
---web sources of campaign finance data for the state
Note that access to the Campaign Finance Information Center's own campaign finance database is restricted to Investigative Reporters and Editors members.

Politics1 : the 50 State Pages : State and Congressional Candidates, State Parties, Local News and More
Politics1 connects to web sites of:
---candidates for statewide offices and United States Congress
---state political parties
---official state election office
---state news sources

State Election Directors
Connect to the websites of the elections agencies for each of the states and territories of the United States.
Addresses, websites, and chief elections officers are listed.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book : 1997-98
"The Data Book contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the state and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas are also included." The Data Book is presented online as a PDF file. State and Metropolitan area rankings (topics such as population, infant deaths, federal funds and grants, housing starts, unemployment rate, etc.) are offered in html.

American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau data access system with U.S. population, housing, and economic census data. From the system you can:
---Find quick facts
---View detailed tables
---Build customized data tables
---View geographic and thematic maps
Includes data from:
---2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing
---American Community Survey
---1997, 2002, and 2007 Economic Censuses
---Annual Population Estimates, 2006-
---Annual economic surveys, recent

Guide to State Statistical Abstracts
"This bibliography ... includes the most recent statistical abstracts for states published since 1999. ... For some states, a near equivalent has been listed in substitution for, or in addition to, a statistical abstract. All sources contain statistical tables on a variety of subjects for the state as a whole, its component parts, or both." If a state statistical abstract is on the Internet, a link is provided.

State and County QuickFacts, U.S. Census Bureau
State and County QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level. QuickFacts are most recent counts or estimates for:
---population
(total population, males, females, 18+ years old , 65+ years old, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, homeownership rate, single family homes, households, persons per household, family households, median household income, persons below poverty level, children below poverty level)
---business
(establishments, employment, manufacturers shipments, retail sales, minority-owned firms, women-owned firms, building permits, federal funds and grants, local government employment)
---geography
(land area, persons per square mile, metropolitan area)

Procurement and Purchasing Agencies : 50 States
Connect to the web sites of individual states' procurement and purchasing agencies.

Search Systems : Searchable Public Record Databases
Access more than 45,000 searchable public record databases from the United States and Canada federal governments, state and provincial governments, local governments as well as from non-governmental sources. The databases are of records for court filings, property records, inmates, offenders, births, deaths, marriages, unclaimed property, professional licenses, and much more. Fee service.

Public Records Online : NETRonline Real Estate Information and Public Records Research
"The online Public Records database is an information portal to official state websites, and those Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices that have developed websites for the retrieval of available public records over the internet. Public records information that you may find includes copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes, and will vary to the extent that the particular office has developed their site."

National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL has:
---news, articles, and information about state government policy issues
---information about state legislatures, legislative process, and legislators
---information about state-federal relations
---information on public policy issues
---connections to the web sites of state legislatures
---information about NCSL, NCSL policies, NCLS activities, and NCLS events, seminars, and workshops
---a catalog of NCSL publications
Portions of the NCLS site are accessible only to NCLS members and subscribers.

stateline.org
"Written by journalists for journalists, public policy leaders, and engaged citizens," Statline.org provides articles and data on current political issues in the states of the United States. It includes:
---"Current news of state government and an archive of old stories for research purposes"
---Concise background information and statistical data on public policy issues (health care, welfare reform, tax and budget policies, education, utility deregulation)
---"Useful general information about each of the 50 states, including a profile of the governor, political makeup of the state legislature and when it meets, population, median income and other important numbers and state-specific issues"
---"An event calendar that lists newsworthy gatherings of state leaders"
---A " glossary that provides definitions of policy-related terms and acronyms that are often tossed around (and found in news stories) without explanation"

State, City and County Consumer Protection Offices
State, county, and city consumer protection offices are listed alphabetically by state. Addresses and phone numbers are listed. If a website is available, there is a link.
Sometimes listed offices are specifically for consumer protection; sometimes the listing is for an agency (County Attorney's Office, for example) that includes consumer protection among its activities.

State Government Jobs
Connect to state government personnel management web sites with position vacancies, civil service examination notices, and other information about state government employment.

USA Jobs : State Government Opportunities
Connect to U.S. state government web sites with job notices, civil service examination notices, and information about state government employment.

State and Local Government Surplus Property : USA.gov
Connect to state governments' announcements of sales of surplus furniture, supplies, equipment, and vehicles. Some surplus property may be available only to state agencies, local governments and non-profit institutions.

State Tax Forms
Connect to:
---online state tax forms
---state tax agency websites
---state Internet tax filing sites
---websites dealing with federal and state government taxation and tax policy

Missingmoney.com : The Official State Sponsored National Unclaimed Properties Database
Enter your name to search for unclaimed property in your name held by one of the states. Note that not all states are included in the national database. Choose State Links to connect to individual states' unclaimed property searches. In addition, some states do not list all of the unclaimed property records in their custody.

Unclaimed properties are "any funds or intangible personal property that have remained unclaimed by the owner for a certain number of years. ... Unclaimed property takes many forms. Forgotten savings and checking accounts, uncashed payroll checks, stock, and utility and rental deposits are examples. Also, retirement benefits, safe deposit box contents, tax and fee refunds, credit balances, old life insurance policies, accident benefits and more."

Unclaimed Property : NAUPA : National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
Connect to individual state governments' searchable online databases of unclaimed property and/or information about unclaimed property. Search by personal name for unclaimed property. At the website, choose Owners section, then Find Property section, then state.

This site is maintained by NAUPA (National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators), state officials charged with the responsibility of collecting and reuniting lost owners with their unclaimed property.

Where to Write for Vital Records
Handy guide tells how to obtain certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records from the vital statistics offices for each state and territory of the United States. For each office the following information is given: cost of a copy, address, and statement of date coverage for records.

National Mail Voter Registration Form
"The National Mail Voter Registration Form is the one document that allows you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States." The form and details about national mail voter registration are posted on the web by the Federal Election Commission. Note limitations to use of the form.

National Absentee Ballot Guide
Get absentee ballot or mail-in voting applications from all U.S. states.
Also lists absentee and mail-in voting requirements.