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North Carolina

State Executive

• Directory of the State and County Officials of North Carolina.
• State of North Carolina
  • Official State Page.

State Legislative

• Directory of the State and County Officials of North Carolina.
• General Assembly
  • The North Carolina State Legislature.
• Internet Sites of the State Legislatures
  • Includes sites of the legislatures, legislator home pages, and other legislature-related sites.
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Comprehensive information and research on common state legislative issues.
• North Carolina Members of the US Congress
  • From Project Vote Smart.
• State Legislative Presence on the Internet
  • From Multistate Associates, Inc.
• State of North Carolina
  • Official State Page.
• State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
  • From the Library of Congress.

State Judicial

• Court of Appeals Decisions
  • From November 1994 to present.
• Directory of the State and County Officials of North Carolina.
• State Court Web Sites
• State of North Carolina
  • Official State Page.
• Supreme Court Decisions
  • From November 1994 to present.

State Agency or Commission

• Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• Directory of the State and County Officials of North Carolina.
• Geographic Data Clearinghouse
• Job Vacancies
  • From the Office of State Personnel.
• NC County and Regional Economic Development Scans
  • From the North Carolina Department of Commerce, this site provides recent economic data for each county. Requires Acrobat Reader to use.
• State of North Carolina
  • Official State Page.
• State Parks System
• Tax Forms
  • From the Deptartment of Revenue.

State Laws and Regulations

• Constitution of North Carolina
• General Statutes
• Internet Access to Rules
  • By Jeff Hague. Lists every state and jurisdiction and provides links to the home page, register (like Federal Register), code, and manual for each, when available.
• WashLaw Web at Washburn University
  • Click on the name of a state to link to court information and state statutes.

State Statistics

• A Report Card for the ABCs of Public Education
  • For 1998-1999.
• Aging
  • Statistics from the Division of Aging.
• Agricultural Statistics Service
• Alcohol Law Enforcement Statistics
• Concealed Handgun Permit Statistics
• Construction Statistics
  • Residential and nonresidential, 1990-present, from the Department of Labor.
• Crime in North Carolina
  • 1993-present. Some data at the city and county level.
• Economic Development Information System
  • From the Department of Commerce.
• Facts and Figures
  • "Facts and Figures," on North Carolina public education.
• Financial Reports
  • From the Office of the State Controller.
• Fisheries Statistics
  • From the NC Division of Marine Fisheries.
• Governor's Crime Commission
• Health - Vital Statistics
  • From the Institute for Research in Social Science, UNC-CH. Downloadable data files for statistical research.
• Health Statistics
  • From the NC Center for Health Statistics.
• Literacy Statistics
  • From the NC Literacy Resource Center.
• North Carolina Congressional Districts
  • Data from the US Census Bureau.
• North Carolina Public Schools Statistical Profile, 1999,
  • Includes a variety of statistics on public education in North Carolina.
• SAT Test Results,1998.
  • Includes 1996 and 1997 data.
• School Violence Report
  • 1993-present.
• Sex Offender and Sexual Predator Statistics
• State Data Center
  • Includes demographic and economic data at the state and county levels. Contains economic statistics from various agencies.
• State Demographics
  • The State Demographics unit produces annual population estimates and projections of North Carolina counties and municipalities. County and state data is available by age, race (white/other), Hispanic population, and sex.
• State Highway Patrol
  • Includes data on drug seizures, enforcement reports on tickets issued, on-duty hours, and traffic collission reports
• Statistical Abstract
  • From the Department of Correction. Allows you to select variables for a custom report. Demographic statistics from various agencies.
• Statistical Information and Directories for North Carolina State & Local Government
  • An extensive list of links to statistical information dealing with state and local government. Categories include agriculture, economics, elections, health, maps, and revenue and taxation.
• Voter Registration
  • Includes data from 1993-present.

Multi-State Resources

• 50 States and Capitals
  • By Ray Weber of Santa Clarita, California. Has a list of the 50 states on the opening page. Scroll over with the mouse to find out what the capital is. Click on any of the states to get information about the state -- from state bird to college links.
• Administrative Codes and Registers: Internet Access to Rules
  • Links to rules and regulations for states.
• Best State and Local Web Sites
  • Ranked by Government Technology Magazine. The top five state winners, and the top five city winners are listed with links to the web sites.
• Council of State Governments (CSG)
  • Provides full-text of selected publications and abstracts and ordering information for CSG's sales publications.
• Federal Funds Information for States
  • Reports on the fiscal impact of federal budget and policy decisions on state budgets and programs.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
  • Provides news, publications, and links to art related sites from different states.
• National Governor's Association (NGA)
  • Provides a forum for Governors to exchange views and experiences, solve problems, and share information on state innovations and practices.
• Political Information.com
  • A search engine for politics, policy and political news.
• State and Local Government Information
  • By Larry Schankman, Mansfield University. A guide to state government information, including associations, laws, constitutions, economics, and state finance.
• State and Local Government On the Net
  • From Piper Resources. Includes multi-state sites and national organizations concerned with state issues.
• State and Local Governments
  • Bibliographies and links from the Library of Congress.
• State Climate Change Impacts Information Sheets
  • From the EPA. The site provides a clickable map or an alphabetical list of states and discusses the projected climate change in each state and the effects the changes will have on health, ecosystems, etc.
• State Election Results
  • Includes statewide elections, ballot measures, special elections, and updated elected officials charts.
• State Government and Politics
  • From the University of Michigan Documents Center.
• State Lottery Information
  • From InterLotto.
• Stateline.org
  • From the Pew Center on the States, University of Richmond. Issue and state-specific news and background information from newspapers and wire services.
• StateList: the Electronic Source for State Publication Lists
  • From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• States.org
  • The States Inventory Project. A clearinghouse for tracking state National Information Infrastructure (NII) activities.
• StateSearch
  • Links to state agencies by function, from the National Association of State Information Resource Executives.
• Stateside Associates
  • Includes special reports, lists of state legislative sessions, election results, ballot measures, partisan splits in legislatures, lists of governors, lieutenant governor and attorneys general.
• US State and Local Financial Management
  • By FinanceNet. State-related topics include single audit act, jobs, budgets, calendars, and Comprehensive Annual Finance Reports.
• US State and Local Gateway
  • This web site was developed to give state and local government officials and employees easy access to federal information.
• US States Implementing GILS
  • Government Information Locator Services.

State General

• Colleges and Universities
• FIND NC
  • The central gateway for searching State of North Carolina government information.
• Job Vacancies
  • From the Office of State Personnel.
• North Carolina Collection
  • Wilson Library, UNC-CH.
• North Carolina Encyclopedia
  • From the State Library of North Carolina.
• North Carolina Information
  • From the Virtual Reference Desk, Academic Affairs Library, UNC Chapel Hill.
• North Carolina Members of the US Congress
  • From Project Vote Smart.
• North Carolina Periodical Index
  • From the North Carolina Collection, Joyner Library, East Carolina University. 1996-present. An index to periodicals published by state agencies and commercial publishers.
• State Board of Elections
• State Library of North Carolina
• State of North Carolina
  • Official State Page.
• State Telephone Directory
  • A searchable directory of state employees and departments, including the statewide electronic mail directory.
• Tax Forms
  • From the Deptartment of Revenue.
• Tax Sites
  • From Schmidt Enterprises.
• Taxweb
• The Insider
  • North Carolina State Government News Service. Free information on North Carolina government and politics as well as a fee-based subscription service.
• UNC-CH Institute of Government
• US State Tax Agencies
  • From Yahoo.

For additional assistance in this area, contact:
Mike Van Fossen, International and State Documents Librarian
Email: vanfosen@refstaff.lib.unc.edu

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