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State and Local Government Resources

USA.Gov Statistics This link opens in a new window
A trusted source for federal statistical information since 1997. FedStats supports a community of practice for over 100 agencies engaged in the production and dissemination of official federal statistics, and provides the public with a showcase of information, tools and news related to official federal statistics. Information covers demographics, business, taxation, environment, politics, crime, employment, military, climate, health, and education.
GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications This link opens in a new window
Catalog of United States federal government publications since 1994.

Legal Information Institute
Federal and legal resources including court opinions and the U.S. Code

NCJRS Virtual Library Search (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources and over 80,000 online materials, including all known Office of Justice Programs' works.

OpenSecrets.org
"The Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more transparent and responsive government."

ProQuest News & Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Simultaneously search newspaper databases available to the university on the ProQuest platform, including Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, U.S. Newsstream, the Historical New York Times, and more.
New York Times, 1980-Current (ProQuest Newsstream) This link opens in a new window
New York Times (Late Edition, East Coast), New York Times Book Review, New York Times Magazine.
New York Times, 1851-2019 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Full-text and full-image of the New York Times dating back to 1851.