Rutgers University Libraries: Subject Research Guides: Government Information: Other States' Governments

Finding Aids and Research Guides (States)

Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
An annotated guide from the U.S. Law Library of Congress to online sources of information on government and law. Includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information .

Law RU Libraries Law Subject Research Guide
Extensive links to federal, state, foreign, and international legal resources on the Internet, plus links to related sites.

State Government Information
Lists a variety of meta-indexes for state and local government information, plus links to information specific to each state. Provided by the Library of Congress.

Indexes, Catalogs, and Databases (States)

CCH Tax Research NetWork [Rutgers Restricted]
A comprehensive database of documents related to taxation in the United States. The full text of federal tax law, Internal Revenue Service publications, and numerous interpretive tax guides are available online. Tax reporters for all fifty states are included, as well as current state and federal tax news. The database is fully searchable for free text or individual citations.

Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage of English language legal information from 1982 to the present via indexing of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more. International coverage includes periodicals from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a wide range of full-text archival material broken down into U.S. Federal, U.S. States, U.S. Territories, Anglo-American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdiction Subject Collections. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added on a continuing basis.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

State Agency Databases
GODORT's collection of links to publicly accessible state agency databases.

State Ballot Measures Database
From the National Conference of State Legislatures, the site provides information on state initiatives, referenda, and other measures as they appeared on public ballots. Data ranges from 1902 to the present.

Westlaw Campus Research [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains the full text of court opinions, statutes, and regulations from state and federal governments; in excess of 800 law reviews and journals; as well as other legal materials. Includes West's KeyCite feature for verification of the status of a case, statute, administrative decision, or regulation. Laws, regulations, reports, and related European Union material is also included.

Frequently Requested Full-text Documents (States)

Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets
From the Law Library Resource Exchange, the site lists sources for state and federal court rules, forms, and dockets. Browse or search by keyword.

Federal and State Tax Forms
A comprehensive list of links to Federal and State tax forms.

State Blue Books
Links to the online versions of the Blue Books that function as state almanacs. They include current information on the organization of state government, statistics, local history and more.

State Tax Forms
A clickable map linking to state tax form sites and state Internet filing sites.

StateList: The Electronic Source of State Publications
Useful for identifying recent publications, this site provides links to state government publication checklists and shipping lists that are currently available on the Internet.

Statistics (States)

Follow the Money
From the National Institute on Money in State Politics, the site includes a free database of information on campaign contributions in state politics.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

Project Vote Smart
Information on current elections and elected officials for federal and state governments. Includes biographies, campaign finance figures, voting records, and more.

SchoolDataDirect
A national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems using data publicly reported under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

State and County QuickFacts
Retrieve statistical information about people, business, and geography for a state or a county. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

State Education Data Profiles
Information on elementary/secondary education, postsecondary education, public libraries, and selected demographics for all states in the U.S., provided by the National Center for Education Statistics.

StateMaster
Data on U.S. states with an interface for generating maps, correlations, and graphs.

Websites (States)

50states.com
Includes almanac type information on each of the 50 states (plus the Commonwealths and Territories) with links to a variety of official sites and related information.

American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO)
Compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law information. Includes codified laws, court rules, law reviews, legal forms, and more.

Court Web Sites
State (including local and municipal), federal, and international court web sites and related links collected by the National Center for State Courts. State and international categories are organized geographically.

FindLaw: State Resources
Search government web sites by state, or select a state from the list and browse for legal materials, government information, and related resources.

GovEngine.com
A directory of federal, state, and local government sites from all branches of government.

Governors
Includes brief biographies and contact information for all current U.S. governors and governors' spouses. The "Search All Governors" option provides advanced search features and information on governors of the past. From the National Governors Association.

Internet Law Library
Includes links to web resources on U.S. Federal laws; U.S. state and territiorial laws; laws of other nations; treaties and international law; and related topics.

Lawsonline
A well-organized directory of law text sites, case sites, and other legal information. Covers all branches of the Federal government, plus state laws and state courts.

Project Vote Smart
Information on current elections and elected officials for federal and state governments. Includes biographies, campaign finance figures, voting records, and more.

State and Local Government on the Net
Includes geographical listings of state, county, and municipal government web sites, plus related links.

State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers
Part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book, the site provides direct links (when available) to each state's legislature, state statutory code, and state administrative or regulatory code. Also provides telephone numbers (when available) to each state government operator, legislative assembly, legislative reference center, and state law library.

Stateline.org
Covers major public issues such as education, healthcare, land use, and welfare reform on a state level. Includes a daily news, plus links to state home pages, legislative information, and state data.

Finding Aids and Research Guides (County and Local)

Law RU Libraries Law Subject Research Guide
Extensive links to federal, state, foreign, and international legal resources on the Internet, plus links to related sites.

State Government Information
Lists a variety of meta-indexes for state and local government information, plus links to information specific to each state. Provided by the Library of Congress.

Indexes, Catalogs, and Databases (County and Local)

Municipal Codes Online
Links to United States city and county municipal codes available on the Internet as collected by the Seattle Public Library. Includes links to searchable collections of codes as well as codes that are not part of a larger collection.

Frequently Requested Full-text Documents (County and Local)

Municipal Codes Online
Links to United States city and county municipal codes available on the Internet as collected by the Seattle Public Library. Includes links to searchable collections of codes as well as codes that are not part of a larger collection.

Statistics (County and Local)

NYCStat
Access to data, reports, and statistics related to City services.

SchoolDataDirect
A national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems using data publicly reported under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

State and County QuickFacts
Retrieve statistical information about people, business, and geography for a state or a county. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

USA Counties
Includes data published for 2008 estimates and many items from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, the 1990 census, the 1980 census and the 2002, 1997, 1992, 1987, 1982 and 1977 economic censuses.

Websites (County and Local)

About Counties
Includes directory information on U.S. counties, as well as economic and demographic data on counties, and other resources from the National Association of Counties.

Cities Online
From the United States Conference on Mayors, this site links to websites of cities and towns in the United States.

City & Town Official Websites
Links to official websites of cities and towns in the United States and Canada.

City Connections
Links to New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania municipal web sites and State resources.