State and Local Government: State Government on the Web

Essential for Minnesota information. Many of the recent documents listed here have links to the full text of state documents.

North Star is the official website for the state of Minnesota. It serves as a portal to state government information and services.

Blue Book is a generic name for a state government manual/directory. Not every state produces a Blue Book, but they often provide background information about the state and its history, biographies of legislators and executive branch employees. Most importantly they provide an explanation of the different government agencies, departments, and governmental structure.

This is a portal to state government-created databases. Many of these databases contain information that would be considered part of the deep web and may not be indexed by Google. The level of coverage and benefit to your research will depend on the state. Worth a look!

As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.