State Government Information
Information for State Governments will not be as widely available as Information for the Federal Government. Because dissemination and storage of state documents is not standardized, much of what is available will depend on how an indivdual state's government has treated the Information they've created.
As a general rule of thumb, current or very recent government information will typically be on legislator or department websites and should be very accessible; historic information on the other hand will vary greatly depending on the state, and can be very difficult to find.
Here are some resources for New York State's Government.
New York State Library
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General New York State Research Tools
- New York's Government homepageThe portal to all government information related to, or issued by, New York State.
- New York State Agency DatabasesDatabases on a number of topics, all issued by different agencies in the state government.
- New York State Information Locator ServiceThe NYS GILS provides a single point of access to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary.
- New York State LibraryLinks to the Resources and Services made available by the New York State Library.
- ExcelsiorThe New York State Library's Catalog.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
New York State Legislature
- New York State AssemblyThe official site of New York State's assembly. Available here is information about members of the State's assembly, recent legislation, and news related to their recent activities.
- New York State SenateThe official site of New York State's Senate. Available here is information about members of the State's Senate, recent legislation, and news related to recent activities.
- New York State LegislatureSession Information for both the State Assembly and Senate. Information includes the text of bills, bill sponsors, floor votes, vetoes and budget information from 1995 to the current.
- Laws of New YorkThe official and current laws of New York State.
- New York State Code, Rules, and RegulationsThe unofficial compilation of codes, rules, and regulations for New York State. The official compilation can be found in the reference section of the library at ref KFN 5035 A22
New York State Departments & Agencies
- List of New York State AgenciesLinks to the homepages of all major state agencies and departments in the state of New York.
Outside of New York State
- States and U.S. TerritoriesLinks to official government websites for all U.S. states and territories
- Tribal GovernmentsList of links to official websites of tribal governments in the U.S.
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Please be aware that this is by no means an exhaustive list of State Government Documents (not even for New York). For example, Resources like www.usa.gov, books.google.com, and WorldCat can offer an array of State Documents. For additional help finding any state documents (not limited to just New York), please sign up for a Research Consultation, or feel free to contact me directly.
