State Government (U.S.)
General Resources
Overview & Background
National Conference of State Legislatures
"NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues."
National Governors Association
This bipartisan organization focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues ranging from education and health to technology and the environment.
Journal Articles & Working Papers
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis includes the full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, wire service reports, and transcripts of radio and television news.
Taubman Center for State and Local Government Working Papers
The Center produces working papers addressing state and local governance and intergovernmental relations.
Directories
State Blue Books
Links to state government directories and web sites.
State Government USA
A Directory of State governemnt web sites.
State Yellowbook REF JK2403.S77 
"Who's who in the executive and legislative branches of the 50 states."
Statistical Data
LexisNexis Statistical
indexes the statistical content of selected United States government publications, state government publications, and international governmental publications.
StateMaster.com
A statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states.
News & Analysis
Governing.com
Authoritative news and analysis on state and local government.
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
Covers U.S. state political and policy issues. Current year not available full-text online, but held at Widener Library in print.
Stateline.org
Nonpartisan online news site reporting on emerging trends and issues in state policy and politics.
