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	Oregon.gov Home Page
		The 2008 Governor's Commuter Challenge is a pilot program for the 8,500 state employees who work in the Capitol Mall area.
		The Governor's goal for this Challenge is to reduce carbon by 500,000 pounds.
		Oregon state government is on the job, working for you each day.
	www.oregon.gov (360 words)

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		The definition of " state " in the meaning of a political subdivisions of some countries, is related as it emphasizes the intention of a confederation where these state governments are seen as possessing some powers independently of the federal government.
		An example in practice was the collapse of central government in Somalia in the early 1990s : the Montevideo convention would imply that the state of Somalia no longer existed, and the subsequently declared republic of Somaliland (comprising part of the so-called "former" Somalia) may meet the criteria for statehood.
		A problem is that states are often to some extent dependent of dominant and more powerful states, and/or by their free will subject to higher political authorities, as for instance the United Nations, the European Union, the World Trade Organization or other international organizations.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/s/st/state.html (563 words)

	Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The states also started to be shaped by the Industrial Revolution, which was the first step of the growing industrialization and contributed to a wave of pennilessness in Europe causing social uprisings.
		The states that once belonged to the GDR (3 (partly), 4, 8, 13, 14, 16) are commonly referred to as "new states" (in German called Neue BundeslÃ¤nder), except Berlin.
		The current German government considers this party to be a threat to the country and has sought repeatedly to ban the party or curtail its activities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Germany (5317 words)

	NCSL Calls for State-Federal Partnership on Economic Stimulus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Monson said state budget planners are concerned that the proposed federal budget for next year does not meet the cost of mandates for the No Child Left Behind Act, special education and election reform.
		She added that states are still waiting on an agreement on the current fiscal year budget to be finalized, particularly on issues such as welfare reform and homeland security.
		The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories.
	www.ncsl.org /programs/press/2003/pr030204.htm (728 words)

	State Government Finances
		State Government Finances provides a comprehensive summary of annual survey findings for state governments.
		The tables and data files present the details of revenue by type, expenditure by object and function, indebtedness by term, and assets by purpose and type.
		state government and local government data on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities
	www.census.gov /govs/www/state.html (221 words)

	State Governments Reap Unclaimed Cash (Site not responding. Last check: )
		States collected $22.8 billion in 2003 in money belonging to people who didn't come forward to claim it — a 44 percent increase over the $15.8 billion they collected in 2000, according to surveys by the Lexington, Ky.-based National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
		Banks, for example, must transfer to state governments the money in any account whose owner has fallen out of touch with the institution for anywhere between three to five years, depending on the state's law.
		Some state treasurers said other reasons could be the popularity of Internet stock accounts — which clients sometimes forget they opened — and the fact that Americans are now more likely to move from city to city, meaning they often open bank accounts, then forget them when they move.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/12/financial/f123520D19.DTL (699 words)

	GIS in State Governments
		Partnerships between government and the private sector, between federal, state, and local government, and between agencies within individual states must continue to be developed and strengthened.
		State governments are using a number of approaches to sharing data.
		The development of national spatial data standards, the emergence of an organization that helps coordinate GIS activities at the state level and between the state and other levels of government, and the development of Web technologies will enable state governments to realize returns on their investments in public information.
	www.esri.com /news/arcuser/0400/umbrella10.html (864 words)

	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
		Many states risk chronic gaps between revenues and necessary expenditures in coming years because of structural weaknesses in their tax systems, a new Center report finds.
		Thus, even though states are now enjoying expanded revenues due to the economic recovery, they could face serious budget problems in coming years if their structural issues are not addressed.
		The Center analyzes state budget issues including multi-state trends, the adequacy and equity of tax policies, structural budget issues, and budget transparency.
	www.cbpp.org /state/index.html (128 words)

	WashLaw Web - StateLaw: State & Local Government - Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Information
		State Search is a service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives and is designed to serve as a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet.
		The States Inventory Project is an on-line clearinghouse that tracks how states are planning, regulating, deploying, and using their information infrastructures.
		The purpose of the organization was to facilitate collocation of state related organizations and offices, pool resources to develop and maintain quality central services at a cost savings to individual offices and provide services which would be economically unfeasible for an individual office to maintain.
	www.washlaw.edu /uslaw/states/allstates (663 words)

	State Governments
		State and Local Governments - site from the Library of Congress, a gateway to state government information.
		State and Local Governments on the Net - includes organized links to state, regional, county, city, and local information.
		State Law and Government - links to main state government web sites and constitutions, as well as state laws, legislative information, court decisions, and the Congressional delegation.
	www.rscc.cc.tn.us /library/state.htm (336 words)

	State Governments (Site not responding. Last check: )
		States have the power to conduct elections, issue licenses, and regulate trade within their borders.
		States must protect the rights of its citizens through due process - ensuring that citizens are treated fairly under the law.
		In states where the governor is given the power to appoint high-ranking officials, the power of the governor is increased.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_34_66.html (372 words)

	Abolish State Governments! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		However, it is unlikely that Kiwis, who are decidedly badly governed and (dare I say it) "undergoverned", would want to swap their governance model for the Aussies' "overgoverned" model.
		Section #101 states, verbatim: "There shall be an Inter-State Commission, with such powers of adjudication and administration as the Parliament deems necessary for the execution and maintenance, within the Commonwealth, of the provisions of this Constitution relating to trade and commerce, and of all laws made thereunder".
		Truly, an extension of the previous point, is the senselessness of particularly the State Governments of New South Wales and Queensland permitting the reckless, rapacious land-clearing practices by mainly "private" land holders.
	abolishstate.sitesuite.com.au /7.html (2978 words)

	State Government Offices, Local US Government, City Government and Federal Government
		The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
		States: State Government Offices - View all the websites in a given state -- from a state's home page or governor's site to the smallest counties or townships.
		Topics: The websites of state government constitutional officers, state legislatures, state judiciaries and departments across ALL states.
	www.statelocalgov.net (140 words)

	Ben's Guide (6-8): National versus State Government (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first type of government in America was based primarily on state government.
		However, it was soon discovered that this weak form of state government could not survive and so the Constitution was drafted.
		By setting up a national policy, the system is fair to everyone and the states do not have to bear the heavy burden of regulating their currency.
	bensguide.gpo.gov /6-8/government (324 words)

	Purdue University Libraries
		The decennial population Census of the United States is constitutionally required for determining congressional representation.
		Individual states are given the responsibility of drawing legislative boundaries for congressional districts as well as for state legislative districts.
		In some states, this process is done by the state legislature and in other states it is done by independent commissions.
	www.lib.purdue.edu /govdocs/redistricting.html (177 words)

	State & Local Governments
		Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that seeks to foster excellence in state government.
		News source for State politics and current legislation; includes the Government Performance Project Reports : Grading the States, Grading the Counties, and Grading the Cities.
		Indexes reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
	www.library.ucla.edu /libraries/yrl/reference/govinfo/stategovs.htm (167 words)

	State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations (part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book)
		Note: Even though most of the above websites are produced by state governments it is wise to verify their currency, completeness and accuracy.
		State session laws and state registers (often online) are generally used by states to update their state statutory codes and state administrative codes (sometimes not online).
		The phone numbers given above provide contacts for state government operators, state legislatures, state legislative reference offices, and state law libraries which are often the state supreme court library or the law and legislative reference section of a state library.
	www.llsdc.org /sourcebook/state-leg.htm (1755 words)

	State Governments
		The first state was Delaware, which joined on December 12, 1781, and the last was Hawaii, which became a state on August 21, 1959.
		All states have a court system to decide cases involving state law, the state's constitution, or civil cases between citizens of that state.
		States are not allowed to form treaties with other countries.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_34_10.html (527 words)

	State Government Tax Collections
		The State Government Tax Collections (STC) report provides a summary of taxes collected by state for up to 25 tax categories.
		These tables and data files present the details on tax collections by type of tax imposed and collected by state governments.
		state government data on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities
	www.census.gov /govs/www/statetax.html (218 words)

	US States, US State, States in US, List of US States, US States Websites - 123World.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		United States of America is by far the largest democracy in the world divided into 50 states.
		So, the 'U.S States' category of 123world.com is your best option for information about all the states of U.S, this directory acts as the resource centre to learn about the functioning, the tourist boards, the geographical features, demographic statistics and other important information about any of the 50 States of US.
		Given below are the links to the official homepages of all the states in the United States of America.
	123world.com /usstates (356 words)

	EPA: Plug-In To eCycling - State and Local Governments
		State and local governments play an integral role in the collection and management of old electronics equipment.
		While the demand to have on-going electronic collection is high, many governments only have the resources to hold collection events once or twice a year, if at all.
		EPA invites state and local governments to partner with EPA in this exciting campaign.
	www.epa.gov /epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin/govts.htm (458 words)

	Chiefs of State (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States.
		Governments are listed in alphabetical order according to the most commonly used version of each country's name.
		The spelling of the personal names in this directory follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by US Government agencies, except in the cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/chiefs (259 words)

	CORE REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR LEGISLATIVE LIBRARIES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1988, the Legislative Research Librarians Staff Section of NCSL began a project to define and describe the libraries that serve the state legislatures.
		The titles were reviewed by a staff section committee, as well as other members of the staff section, with the goal of developing a list of those public policy reference materials that are essential to the work of libraries serving state legislatures.
		The components of a good core reference collection are never static; therefore, the staff section plans periodic updates of the core collection list to reflect the changing research needs of legislators and staff and the availability of individual titles.
	www.ncsl.org /LRL/corecollect99.htm (817 words)

	tracersinfo.com: State Government
		The State Comptroller is charged with auditing government operations and operating the statewide Retirement Systems.
		Pennsylvania State Government Information: Highlights of Enacted 1996-97 State Budget, Bills that Have Become Law, House Committee Calendars, House Voting Schedule: Bill Summaries, House Voting Schedule: Amendment Numbers, Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts, and PA State Data Center - Demographic, economic, and census data.
		The Washington State Tenants Union is a non-profit, membership-based organization of tenants that has been providing legal information to tenants and fighting for stronger tenants' rights since 1976.
	www.tracersinfo.com /links/states.html (4752 words)

	The Tax Foundation - Tax Research Areas > State Taxes & Spending
		The goal of the Tax Foundation's State Taxes and Spending pages is to provide the web's most comprehensive resource for information on taxes and spending in the 50 states.
		State Tax Revenue Growth Compared to Income Growth by State, 1992-2002, December 21, 2002
		The Approaching State Corporate Income Tax Crisis, by J.
	www.taxfoundation.org /statefinance.html (589 words)

	Illinois and State Governments
		The Illinois Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive compilation of economic and demographic data relating to Illinois and to political subdivisions within the state.
		IDES operates the state's unemployment insurance program, the Illinois employment service, job training and other special workforce development programs for the unemployed and underemployed, and matches employer labor needs with the skills of job seekers.
		A database of United States state and local and government resources on the web, organized by state and/or territory.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /doc/illinois.htm (852 words)

	Victoria Online: Government Entry Point for Victorians
		the fastest way to find local, state and federal government information and services
		Apply for a birth, death or marriage certificate
		State Government of Victoria Last updated: 2 July 2008
	www.vic.gov.au (54 words)

	NH.gov - New Hampshire State Government Resources - State Government
		New Hampshire’s state government has three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
		To obtain information on one of these branches, select the corresponding link.
		Other quick links are to the State´s Personnel Directory, State Services Directory and e-Gov Services.
	www.nh.gov /government/state.html (48 words)

	State Library of Louisiana Homepage
		The State Library of Louisiana is one of your greatest sources for research, cultural, and governmental information, with special emphasis on resources unique to Louisiana.
		Jindal Announces Appointments to the State Library of Louisiana Board of Commissioners
		Office of the State Library • Rebecca Hamilton, Assistant Secretary, State Librarian
	www.state.lib.la.us (97 words)

	NH.gov - The Official Web Site of New Hampshire State Government
		NH.gov - The Official Web Site of New Hampshire State Government
		The frigate 'Raleigh' is depicted in the center of the State's seal and in the background a rising sun.
		A 1931 seal law states only a granite boulder may be shown in the foreground.
	www.nh.gov (99 words)

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