Chapter 1. Introduction: They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don’t They?
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http://cspl.uis.edu/InstituteForLegislativeStudies/SPPQ — Web site of State Politics & Policy Quarterly, an academic research journal devoted to the study of state-level concerns. Includes links to a publicly accessible database on state politics and policy.
http://newslink.org/statnews.html — Provides links to daily newspapers by state and region. Examples:
www.census.gov/ — The U.S. Census Bureau Web site lists state rankings on such variables as population, per capita income, employment, and poverty.
www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ — Published by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Statistical Abstract of the United States provides information on social, political, and economic demographics at the federal level and by state.
www.governing.com/state.htm — This is the official Web site for Governing magazine. It provides links to daily news affecting states and localities.
www.ncsl.org/ — Web site of the National Conference of State Legislatures, which is devoted to providing information to legislators, lobbyists, and citizens about state legislatures, state issues, and state public policy.
www.urban.org/center/anf/index.cfm — The Urban Institute’s Assessing the New Federalism project is a multiyear endeavor that analyzes the devolution of responsibilities to the states, monitors program changes and fiscal developments, and provides nonpartisan information to the public. Also provides extensive survey data.