Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments is our nation’s only organization serving all three branches of state government.
The NCSL is a bipartisan organization that provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on significant state issues. This website offers the full-text of some research reports, articles, and news.
National Association of Counties
The National Association of Counties (NACo) strengthens America’s counties, serving nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees.
Site of the National Governors Association of the 50 states. Provides policy positions, best practices, papers, news, staff directories, and more.
National Association of State Budget Officers
The National Association of State Budget Officers is the professional organization of state finance officers. The web site offers a number of resources on state budgets as well as publications on state expenditures.
The National League of Cities advocates for cities and towns and provides information on finance and economic development; governance; housing; infrastructure; sustainability; and youth, education, and families.
"A complete compendium of information on every state's open records and open meetings laws." State information includes an outline for searching citizen rights to open records and open meetings.
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization that aims to help leaders understand public opinion on policy issues and to educate citizens regarding critical issues. Issues, such as crime, health care, immigration, and illegal drugs are discussed. Full-text of recent research studies are included.
Reports daily developments in state government. Topics covered include education, taxes, healthcare, welfare reform, land use, and election reform. Provides downloadable state statistics and State-of-the-State speeches.
This website provides the text of recent conference reports, news, and mayors database. Maintains a "best practices" database and texts of Conference Resolutions from 1997 to present.