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The right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about. 
-Lent Upson, 1st Executive Director of CRC  


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National Thinktanks/Associations/Research Organizations

Academy of Political Science

Alberta Gaming Research Institute

Accounting Resources

 

American Arbitration Association

American Association of Airport Executives

American Association of Community Colleges

American Association of Port Authorities

American Association of School Administrators

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

American Hospital Association

American Institute of CPAs

American Judiciture Society

American Library Association

American Planning Association

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management



American Political Science Association

American Public Health Association

American Public Works Association
The APWA Research Foundation


American Road & Transportation Builders Association

American Society for Public Administration

American Sociological Association

American Water Works Association

Appraisal Institute

Brookings Institute

Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.

CATO Institute

Center for Voting and Democracy

Committee for Economic Development

U. S. Chamber of Commerce

Common Cause

Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Information Services Division


Council of State Governments (CSG)

Capitol Spotlight

C-SPAN

Education Commission of the States

Electronic Policy Network

Educational Excellence Network

Federation of Tax Administrators

Federal Times

FinanceNet, State and federal fiscal and budget information and agencies.

General Accounting Office

Gov Spot
Clearinghouse for government information


GSA Advantage

The Heartland Institute

Government Executive Magazine

Government Information Sharing Project

Government Finance Officers Association

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

The Heritage Foundation

Indiana University School of Law
(This site keeps track of state government.)


The Independent Institute

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc.

Institute of Public Administration

Institute of Transportation Engineers

International Association of Assessing Officers

International Association of Assembly Managers

International Association of Chiefs of Police

International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Fire Fighters

International City/County Management Association

International Conference of Building Officials

International Personnel Management Association

Legal Information Institute's
Topical Index: State Statutes on the Internet


League of Women Voters of the United States

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

 

Local Government Homepage

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

Moody's Investors Service

National Academy of Public Administration

National Association of Counties

National Association of Regional Councils

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

National Association of State Boards of Education

National Association of State Budget Officers

National Association of State Retirement Administrators

National Association of Towns and Townships

National Association of State Information Resources Executives
(lists state government resources)


National Bureau of Economic Research

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

National Center for State Courts
Conference of Chief Justices
Conference of State Court Administrators
Institute for Court Management


National Civic League

National Conference of State Legislatures

NCSL's Ballot Measures Database

National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards

National Council on the Aging, Inc.

National Council on Crime & Delinquency

National Education Association of the US

National Environmental Information Service

National Fire Protection Association

National Governor's Association

National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.

National League of Cities

National Mental Health Association, Inc.

National Policy Association

National Public Employer Labor Relations Assn.

National Recreation and Park Association

National School Boards Association

National Tax Association

Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
Center for the Study of the States


Northeast Midwest Institute

Pacific Research Institute

Penny Hill Press

Piper Information
(State-by-state list of state and local governments, arranged according to executive, legislative, or judicial branches)


Presidential Classroom for Young Americans

Project Vote Smart
(Bipartisan research tool for voters offering biographies of public figures, voting records, issue positions and backgrounds of candidates and elected officials nationwide and issue briefs from special interest groups. Includes a detailed directory of other political information available on the Web.)


Policy

Public Fund Survey -- Sponsored jointly by National Association of State Retirement Administrators and the National Council on Teacher Retirement, this survey presents descriptions, data, and graphs of the public retirement system community.

Public Technology, Inc.

RAND Corporation

Resources for the Future

Right to Know Network
Public database with environmental, housing, and campaign finance information.


Sales Tax Institute

Seattle Public Library's Collection of City Ordinances and Municipal Codes

Social Science Research Council

Stateline.org
Your source for news on the states
from the Pew Center on the States @ the University of Richmond


State Health Facts Online - Kaiser Family Foundation

State Medicaid Directors Association

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

Tax Foundation

Tax Rates and Tax Burdens in the District of Columbia: A Nationwide Comparison

Tax Analysts

Thomas, Federal government's site for bills, bill status, and the Congressional Record

Tax Policy Center

 

U of M
(links to government information, statistical resources, state/local government information)


Urban Institute

Urban Land Institute

US Conference of Mayors

Water Environment Federation

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Welfare Information Network

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Economic Update section has information about the Midwest Economy


Institute for Professionals in Taxation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated January 27, 2010
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