Government

Online Reference Room

CQ Supreme Court Collection
CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.

A Lexington Public Library card is required to access some of the above resources outside the library.

Internet Links

Assistance.ky.gov
A one-stop shop where many forms of public assistance are available in an easily accessible site.
Browse Topics
Librarians have pulled together some of the best government information websites in an easy, browsable format.
Census Bureau
The 1990 U.S. Census online, releases from Census 2000 as they occur, population projections and regional economic data.
Code of Federal Regulations
A keyword search for the entire 50 titles in the Code.
CQPolitics
Free news service from Congressional Quarterly. Research national politics by campaign or issue, or keep informed on current events in Washington.
factcheck.org
Aiming to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics, factcheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
Federal Business Opportunities
Replaces Commerce Business Daily. Locate opportunities to do business with the Federal Government.
Fedstats
Easy access to statistics produced by U.S. Government agencies
GPO Access
The Government Printing Office's website provides tools for locating government information and access to online versions of Government Documents.
Homeland Security
From the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A & M University, a collection of web-based homeland security and emergency management resources.
Kentucky Public Assistance
Help with paying bills, obtaining a job and holding onto your home if or when foreclosure is threatened.
Kentucky Voter Information Center
Registered voters in Kentucky now can obtain information about their precinct location and legislative districts by using the State Board of Elections new Voter Information Center
opensecrets.org
From the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group ... that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
Polifact
Which politician is telling the truth, and whose pants are on fire? Find out on this site, a joint project of theSt. Petersburg Times and CQ.
Portals to the World
Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world from the Library of Congress.
Project Vote Smart
Find candidates' voting records and positions on issues for national and state elections.
Recovery.gov
Recovery.gov is the be the main vehicle to provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor the progress of the The Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Students.gov
Links to U.S. Government sites of interest to high school and college students. Includes links to financial aid info, selective service registration more.
Supreme Court Collection
Contains records of last ten years of Supreme Court decisions, plus selected pre-1990 decisions. From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
The Financial Crisis
A Timeline of events and policy actions from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Thomas
The U.S. Legislative information site, includes information on current bills, the Congressional Record and the full text of the Constitution.
U.S. House of Representatives
Information of members, committees, organizations and visitor information.
U.S. Senate
Directory of senators and committees, plus a historical bibliography of the Senate.
United Nations
Information on member states, publications and U.N. conferences.
University of Michigan Government Documents Center
Comprehensive Government Documents site featuring foreign government sites, documents in the news and much more.
USA.gov
Formerly Firstgov, directory of federal government websites arranged by subject.
USA.gov Senior Citizens Resources
The Social Security Administration''s web portal for seniors. Includes news, consumer protection information and links to government agencies of interest to older Americans.

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