GOVERNMENT
ELECTIONS
Project Vote Smart - is a "citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making. The site contains information about local, state, and national government officials and political candidates, including their voting records and which legislation they have sponsored in the past. A special section is now being devoted to providing the most current and comprehensive information on 2004 presidential candidates.
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
American Memory - Offers more than 7 million digital itesm from over 100 historical collections relating to the history and culture of the United States. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Background Notes - provided by the US Department of State, this site provides background information on countries of the world.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Census Bureau - Provides population and economic statistics based on the 2000 census data.
http://www.census.gov/
CIA World Fact Book - Contains profiles on the countries of the world, with information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and international issues.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Consumer Information Center - information on products and services and consumer issues.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
DisabilityInfo.gov - a comprehensive federal website of disability related government resources.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
Freedom of Information Act - Historical files accessible under Freedom of Information Act from the FBI
http://foia.fbi.gov/
FedStats - Links to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies, plus links to the online versions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and Health, United States. http://www.fedstats.gov/
Federal Consumer Information Center - Contains hundreds of books available full-text online on a wide variety of topics of interest to consumers.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Federal Student Aid - Information on Federal Student Aid programs from the U. S. Department of Education.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/sfa.html
Federal Web Locator - "A service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and ... intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web."
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
FIRSTGOV - The official site for searching Federal government web sites. http://www.firstgov.gov/
Government Printing Office - Official Federal government information at your fingertips. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html /
Internal Revenue Service - Print out tax forms online for federal tax returns.
http://www.irs.gov/
Law Library of Congress - Serves as a portal to the study of American law, but also links to information on the laws and legal institutions of other countries as well. http://www.loc.gov/law/public/htdoc/index.html
NARA - The website of the US National Archives and Records Administration. This site provides information on the Founding Fathers, the Constitution and other historic documents, as well as the AAD-Access to Archival Databases that contains close to 50 million historical records.
http://www.archives.gov/
SEC Filings & Forms - Access to EDGAR, a searchable database containing the SEC filings required of publicly owned companies.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Small Business Administration - A government agency with resources for small business owners.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
Social Security Administration Online - Provides statistical data, speeches, handbooks, papers, and searchable archives of the Social Security Administration. http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html
State and County QuickFacts - Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography of US states and counties.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
Stateline.org - this website was created to give concerned individuals, journalists, and policy makers key information and news related to a variety of policy issues. http://www.stateline.org/stateline/
THOMAS- Federal legislative information on the Internet from the Library of Congress. http://thomas.loc.gov/
U. S. Dept. of Education - Provides access to educational statistical data and research on teaching and learning.
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services - Information on the department's more than 300 programs (including Medicare and Medicaid) administered by its 11 operating divisions, can be accessed from this page.
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
U. S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection - "This is a subject arrangement of the most frequently used depository document titles at Columbia University Libraries." Titles are all available via the web. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/error.404.html
STATE CODES
Building Codes Database - Contains detailed information on building codes for all 50 states, major cities, and some counties. Includes contact information for the "authorities having jurisdiction" (AHJ) in each market.
http://www.firstsourceonl.com/codes/index.asp
County Health Profiles 2002 - Maintained by the PA Dept. of Health, this is a linkable map to the County Health Profiles, generally a 2 page summary of various health statistics for each county.
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/browse.asp?A=175
Electronic Bill Room - Search for and view the full text of bills introduced to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/session.cfm
PA PowerPort - Portal to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's web site. Link to education, business, government information and more.
http://www.state.pa.us/
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Links to statistical reports, school and college profiles, information on teacher certification, grants, etc. All in all, a tremendous source of information for those interested in education in Pennsylvania. http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp
Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics - View data collected by the Bureau of Health Statistics including Pennsylvania Vital Statistics and listings of health facilities such as the Directory of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes. http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=175&q=228721
Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue: Forms and Publications - Links to printable tax forms, for both state and federal tax returns. http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/revenue/cwp/view.asp?a=101&Q=55933&revenueNav=|
Pennsylvania State Data Center - "The Commonwealth's official source of demographic and economic data." Includes population estimates, projections and many social, housing and economic characteristics.
http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/
State Health Profiles, 2001 - Collected by the National Center for Health Statistics and published by the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/stprofiles.htm
