California Government
Federal Government
Taxpayer Groups
Think Tanks
California Business Associations
Research Sources
Politics and News

California Government

• California State Home Page: Complete source for all state agencies.
• The California State Senate: Locate your Senator on-line, search legislation, legislative schedules and legislative analyses, search California state codes.
• The California State Assembly: Locate your Assemblymember on-line, search for legislation, legislative schedules and legislative analyses.
• Legislative Counsel's information service: There's a good reason to check out this legislative info site: "PDF" versions of bill text. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free) to view the PDF files, which are exact replicas of the printed versions of bills (complete with the correct page and line numbers).
• The Legislative Analyst's Office: View or download LAO reports and analyses and regular updates on the state's fiscal condition.
• Senate Office of Research: Includes PICO, the Policy Information Clearinghouse Online, lots of links to other public policy sites, and other features.
• The California State Department of Finance: Provides access to the Governor's budget, demographic, and economic information.
• The California Statistical Abstract, published by the Department of Finance.
• Franchise Tax Board: Info and tax forms.
• Board of Equalization: Info, forms, meeting schedules, tax rates, etc.
• Employment Development Department: Info about unemployment taxes, benefits, and programs.
• California Secretary of State: Elections and voter information, campaign and lobbying information, California business portal and more.
• California Attorney General's Office
• California Bureau of State Audits

Federal Government

• The White House: Follow the federal budget and other political events.
• Thomas: Federal legislation on-line. Provides access to Congress, including email addresses for your local representatives and text of federal legislation.
• Internal Revenue Service: Tax forms and information. Very well done.

Taxpayer Groups

• National Taxpayers Conference
• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
• Council on State Taxation
• Heritage Foundation
• Tax Foundation
• National Taxpayers Union

Think Tanks

• Concord Coalition
• National Bureau of Economic Research
• The Cato Institute
• Citizens for a Sound Economy
• National Center for Policy Analysis

California Business Associations

• California Chamber of Commerce
• Civil Justice Association of California
• California Manufacturers and Technology Association
• California Building Industry Association
• AeA
• California School Boards Association

Research Sources

• FedWorld: Links to probably any and all federal government online information sources.
• The Census Bureau: Access to basic economic and demographic information.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Info on labor force, employment, unemployment, economic data.
• RAND Corporation
• Brookings Institution

Politics and News

Sacramento Sources:

• Capitol Alert
• Jack Kavanaugh's Rough and Tumble Political Report
• California Voter Foundation

Newspapers:

• Newslink: Links to all major California newspapers

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