Selected Web Sites: Government and Law
Federal
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- University of Michigan
Documents Center
- A great place to start for federal and foreign document information.
Documents
in the News: Current Events Research- Identifies issues about government making news headlines and
web sources with additional information.
The Electronic Embassy- Links staff & resources of the Washington, DC embassy community
to consituents. Has good FAQ sheet.
The Embassy Page- U.S.based embassies and consulates and related sites.
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Evergreen State College Library's Govt. Documents and Maps
- This is a portal to Federal, State, Tribal, and International
government information. The website includes links to government
departments and agencies, international organizations, maps and
legal resources, as well as, a number of digitized materials such
as the Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789 - 1909
(1909 Checklist) and the Digital Maps Archives. You will also
find a number of hot topics pages on a variety of topics ranging
from coloring books published by Federal and State government
to September 11.
FactCheck.org: Holding Politicians Accountable- From the Annenberg foundation. The mission of this site is to
be "a nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate for voters.."
They monitor the factual accuracy of TV ads, debates, speeches
and interviews.
FEDSTATS - Links to U.S. Government statistical sources. Links to agencies
and programs, federal and regional.
FirstGov.gov (USA Gov)- FirstGov is "the only official U.S. Government portal to
47 million pages of government information, services and online
transactions." New name is USA Gov.
The Government Documents Home Page from Portland State University
- Good links to Federal, Oregon and Washington documents. Also
has link to Patent information.
Library of Congress: American Memory- Digital archives resources -- photographs, music, letters, posters
and thousands more items.
Thomas- Legislative information, including hot bills and the Congressional
Record. Use Thomas to search bill numbers easily.
U.S. Census Bureau- United States Census information. Searchable by keyword or zipcode.
Vote-Smart- Project Vote-Smart provides reputable Information on candidates
and elected officials including voting records and campaign finances.
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State/County/City
- Access Washington
- Washington State government information and services.
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- City and County Data
for Washington State
- Comprehensive collection of OFM's informtion on Population, Economy, Fiscal Analysis, Human Services and OFM forecasting for the state of WA.
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- City and County Codes
in Washington State
- Links to all municipal and county codes that are available online
in the state of WA.
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- Clark County
Code
- Just what it says: The Clark County Code..
- Clark County
Law Library
- By statute, the Law Library provides a professional legal collection
for judges, prosecutors and other lawyers, and county and state
officials. This collection is open to the public anytime the library
is open. Web site has a good page of popular local links.
Documents Interest Group of Oregon- Excellent page for access to federal and state government information
and agencies. Includes access to OSU's Government Information
Sharing Project (extensive links to economic and demographic information).
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- Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets
- Fact sheets on economic information are available for all 50 states.
Find-It Washington- "The easiest & most powerful way to find government information
in Washington State." Includes web documents..
Revised Code of Washington- The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all
permanent laws now in force. The online version is updated twice
a year.
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- Vancouver
Municipal Code
- General ordinances of the City of Vancouver, WA..
Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast - Washington State Office of the Forecast Council.
Washington Office of Financial Management - Excellent demographic and statistical source for state information.
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- Washington State
Attorney General
- Information on consumer and other legal issues including the
Lemon Law. Use "Site Map" to view all listed topics.
- Washington
State Courts
- Find court forms, juror website, court opinions, court dates,
etc.
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- Washington
State Legislature
- Search for bills. Search the RCW, WAC and more.
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International
- Background
Notes
- Information on countries and international organizations. By
U.S. State Department.
Country Studies - Describes and analyzes political, economic, social, national
security systems and institutions, and history of 91 countries.
By the Library of Congress.
Documents in the News: Current Events Research- Identifies issues about government making news headlines and
web sources with additional information. Select "Directory"
for additional international information.
Industry Trade Data and Analysis- This site links to current trade statistics from the U.S. government as well as select trade and economic data published by other countries.
United Nations- Global Issues, News, Documents, Conferences and Information
Resources.
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Legal Research
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Work-related law guides from the American Bar
Association.
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Employment and law links from the federation of labor unions.
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International labor law.
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Federal government links.
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Emory University School of Law legal links.
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One stop portal
on legal information. Links to all state bars. Excellent source.
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Directory of
national and international labor law links.
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Links to new legal developments, cases, famous
trials, even law school course pages. From the University of Pittsburgh
School of Law.
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Cornell University
Legal Information Institute.
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Good source with many links: legal forms (family law), court opinions, civil rights, arbitrtation, and more
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