government resources

Government Links

County Data - Lots of demographic data from the 1990 census for every county in the USA. Select State, then county by clickable maps. Cool!
Yahoo's listing of state-by-state information

White House - Find out what's happening at the White House.
Texas A&M's White House Archives
Crime Statistics "If you're concerned about crime (and accuracy of what politicians may say about it in this election year), the federal government has opened a huge vault of data for Web-connected citizens. Odds are the Bureau of Justice Statistics will have whatever crime-related numbers you're looking for." -USA Today

Library of Congress - Combines the vast collection of information available about the library with easy access to electronic resources.
THOMAS - Federal legislative information on the Internet.
U.S. House of Representatives - Homepage of the House.
U.S. Senate - Homepage of the Senate.

Supreme Court Decisions - Cornell University Law School's database of Supreme Court decisions, and other information about the Court.
"The most reclusive organization in the federal government may not be the CIA but instead the Supreme Court. The Web can now give the general public front-row seats in Washington's temple of justice, at least to the extent that we can hear what the "Brethren" and the lawyers who appear before them have to say. Northwestern University political scientist Jerry Goldman offers a new site that provides unedited oral arguments of landmark cases before the high court." -USA Today
OYEZ - A U.S.Supreme Court multimedia database that includes links to expanded text.

New York State Official Site - Governor, tourism, development, and the gateway to state government agencies.
NYS Govt. Info. Locator - The NYS ILS provides a single point of access to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary.