UCB Libraries

Government Resources for All States

• LexisNexis Academic CU
  Provides access to state codes and regulations. Click on the US Legal tab on the left to access State Statutes, Codes, & Regulations. You can search a specific state's administrative code, statutory code, or constitution.




• National Governors Association
  Provides a number of online publications on topics such as education, economic stimulus, and Medicare. In addition, it provides policy positions on federal initiatives and legislation.


• State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers
  Compiled by the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.


• State Profiles from the NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) Provides links to the web sites of all fifty states by department or function.


• Western Governors' Association
  Established in 1984, the Western Governors' Association is an independent, non-partisan organization of governors from 18 western states, two Pacific-flag territories and one commonwealth.

• LexisNexis Academic CU
  Provides access to case law from state appellate and high courts. Click on the US Legal tab on the left to access Federal & State Cases. You can search for a case by legal citation, party name, topic, date, judge, or attorney.

• Hein Online: Subject Compilations of State Laws CU
  Search or browse for state laws by subject, or browse the State Law Index of state laws enacted during 1925 to 1948.


• LexisNexis Academic CU
  Provides access to state statutes and case law from state appellate and high courts. Click on the US Legal tab on the left to access State Statutes, Codes, & Regulations. You can search a specific state's administrative code, statutory code, or constitution.




• National Conference of State Legislatures
  Provides information on recent elections nationwide, composition of House and Senate by state, legislative control of both houses by state, and surveys of various issues by state including term limits, adolescent health, education, energy and fiscal policy.


• State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web
  From Indiana University Maurer School of Law.


• State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers
  Compiled by the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.

• American Factfinder
  Information on economic and demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.


• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Local Level Crime Trends
  Allows users to create customized tables for state and local jurisdictions using one or more variable. Data go back to 1985. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


• Crime in the United States
  This annual publication contains volume and rate of crime offenses for the U.S., state, and individual agencies. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Business Filings

• Research Roundup: Business Filings Databases
  Annotated links to business filings by state.

Capital Punishment

• Amnesty International: Death Penalty in States
  Clickable map with links to the related statutes.

Drinking Laws

• State Profiles of Underage Drinking Laws
  Provides state-by-state summaries of laws and regulations related to underage drinking and access to alcohol. From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Driver's Licenses

• State Departments of Transportation
  Links to the transportation departments for all states. From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Elections

• StateVote Election Results
  Provides party composition by state, a ballot measure database, and ballot measure results. From National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Firearms

• State Firearms Laws
  Information supplied by the National Rifle Association.

• Almanac of American Politics (password required, see the reference desk)
  Provides capsule summaries of states, congressional districts, congressional redistricting, biographies of elected officials (President, Vice-President, Governors, Senators, and Congressional Representatives), election results, campaign finance, basic demographic data, and other information. The 1998, 2000, and 2002 editions are available online.


• Council of State Governments
  Contains many useful resources, including a directory of state government officials, recent state election results, the text of model state legislation, a legislative discussion forum, issue updates, the text of "State of the State" addresses, and links to state government Internet sites.


• Governing Magazine links to local and state governments
  The state governments page contains links to national associations such as the National Association of State Treasurers.
  
  
• State and Local Government on the Net (formerly Piper)


• State Law
  Provides links to all states' courts, law libraries, constitutions, government departments, and law schools. From the Social Law Library in Massachusetts.


• Stateline.org
  Includes statistical data and current news on state government.


• State Profiles from the NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) Provides links to the web sites of all fifty states by department or function.


• State Resource Center (LexisNexis)
  Provides links to state, county, court, boards and commissions, libraries, census data, and other information by state.

• Colorado State Government
• Municipal Codes
• Public Records
• State, City, and County Directories
• Statistical Information by State