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State Government Sites
Reliable sources for getting to authoritative information:
- Book of the States
- State Blue Books and Encyclopedias
- National Survey of State Laws (Law Library subscription via Hein Online)
- State Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes (Cornell University)
- Administrative Rules (Rules made by state agencies.)
- Open States (tools for tracking legislation and legislators)
- State Agency Database (American Library Association project)
- Law by Source: State (Cornell University; see also their Statutes by Topic listing)
- State Legislature Web Sites (Library of Congress)
- State Court Web Sites (National Center for State Courts)
- Open Government Guide ("every state's open records and open meetings laws")
These sites contain links to all state government sites in the U.S.
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State Government Associations
Most of these sites are advocacy and research organizations serving professionals working in state government and all are excellent sources on state government and issues. A Google-based search engine enables you to search the contents of all these sites.
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Education Commission of the States
- Federation of Tax Administrators
- Governors Highway Safety Association
- National Association of Attorneys General
- National Association of Secretaries of State
- National Association of State Budget Officers
- National Association of State Chief Information Officers
- National Association of State Election Directors
- National Center for State Courts
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors' Association
- Stateline.org (Pew Center on the States)