US State & Regional

Matters concerning the operation of the fifty United States.

Resources in this category:

National Association of Counties
http://www.naco.org

"The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the national voice for America's county governments. Since 1935, NACo has represented the interests of counties before Congress and the Administration." This site contains a list of county and corporate members and links to state associations of counties, professional affiliates and other related organizations. It also provides information about member services, legislative issues and news affecting county governments.

National Association of State Budget Officers
http://www.nasbo.org/

An affiliate of the National Governors' Association that serves as "the professional membership organization for state finance officers" and is "the instrument through which the states collectively are advancing state budget practices." The site provides information about national and local meetings as well as links to information resources in a variety of topic areas, including education, environment and transportation.

Council of State Governments
http://www.csg.org/csg/default

The Council of State Governments originated in 1933 as a non-profit, multibranch state association engaging in "education and research of state governments." Its automatic members include key executive branch officials, members of the House and Senate, supreme court justices, and high ranking administrators for each individual state. There are also associate memberships comprised of many Fortune 500 companies (i.e. 3M, Chrysler Corporation, and Mobil Oil) that cost $3,000/year. Some membership benefits include CSG monitoring major trends affecting state government by utilizing research services available through The States Information Center (part of CSG, a large repository of materials), which provides a quick-turnover inquiry and reference service for the states and for CSG Associates. Also, the CSG is a vehicle for resource sharing and information exchange among state officials on recent publications, research projects, program developments and administrative actions. A few of the research publications and documents are available for the citizen to read on-line, such as the Issue Alerts.