State and Local Government Resources
Resources about the State and Local Government.
State and Local Government
- State Government Information from Library of Congress
- Federal, State, & Local Governments from U.S. Census Bureau
- State Constitutions from Ballotpedia
State Tax Revenue
Open Records
- State sunshine laws. State Government, County Governments, Open Meeting, Open Records, State Spending. Transparency report card by state, counties, cities, school districts.
- State FOI Laws from National Freedom of Information Coaltion
- Ballotpedia: Find your officials and legislature and read about local ballot measures

- Index of State Disclosure Agencies
- Campaign Disclosure Project: Grading State Disclosure
- State and Federal FOI Resources from National Freedom of Information Coalition
Elected Officials
- National Governors Association: Information about Governors, Spouses, and Their Staffs
- National Association of Secretaries of State: Information about Secretaries of State
- Natioanl Association of Attorneys General: Information related to the AGs
Ethics
- State Ethics Oversight Agencies by the National Conference of State Legislatures
- Member of Congress Financial Disclosures by State from Legistorm

- Privately Financed Congressional Travel by Destintion State from Legistorm
- Document Warehouse of personal financial disclosure statements from the Center for Public Integrity
- Disclosure statements of state legislators from the Center for Public Integrity. Rankings by state.
State Legislatures
- NOLA. Legislative information source for America.
State Courts and Law
- U.S. State Constitutions and Web Sites
- Electronic access to court records
- Judgepedia: Courts by State

- Lobbying and Election Law summary for many states by Alliance for Justice (free for non-profits)
Political Money
- National Institute on Money in State Politics
- Select State on U.S. Map and drill down to specific candidates
- Novel PULSE diagram (Political contribUtion Logarithmic Scatterplot profilE) to compare campaigns. See PULSE example of 125 State Rep races in Kansas in 2008.
- State Limits on Contributions to Candidates, National Conference of State Legislatures. Table. Map.
Federal Spending
- Earmarks by Receiving State from Legistorm
- Track Stimulus Dollars, County-by-County: Recovery.org
- Stimulus Grants to State Arts Agencies and Regional Arts Organizations (National Endowment for the Arts)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Direct Grants (National Endowment for the Arts)
State information maintained by Federal Government
- Burau of Labor Statistics:
- Census Bureau:
- FDIC
- FDIC State Profiles by Quarter: summary of banking and economic conditions of each state
- GAO – State and Local Government Retiree Health Benefits
Statistics
- Farm Subsidy Database by State
- MapStats by State: Population, Business Stats, Geography
- State Health Facts
- U.S. Census
State Policy Network
Taxes
- Tax Data from the Tax Foundation
Transparency
- State and Local Spending Transparency Efforts from Americans for tax Reform








