Legislative Links

Local Links

The North Carolina General Assembly

The North Carolinas General Assembly’s web site offers links to Legislation, budget information, and meeting schedules.

North Carolina Newspapers

The North Carolinas Press Association maintains an up to date listing of News Papers around the state with web access. You can search for local news stories around the state.

Federal Links

Thomas - Congressional Info

Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. Searching capabilities in THOMAS were built on the InQuery information retrieval system, developed by the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Stateline.org

Stateline.org is a non-partisan, non-profit online news publication that reports each weekday on state government. Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts it was created in 1999 to strengthen and enrich U.S. political journalism by providing information about political activity in the 50 state capitols. In an era of declining news media presence in statehouses, Stateline.org helps fill the coverage gap.

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

More than a quarter century ago, a small group of state legislators and conservative policy advocates met in Chicago to implement a vision: A bipartisan membership association for conservative state lawmakers who shared a common belief in limited government, free markets, federalism, and individual liberty. Their vision and initiative resulted in the creation of a voluntary membership association for people who believed that the government closest to the people was fundamentally more effective, more just, and a better guarantor of freedom than the distant, bloated federal government in Washington, D.C.

Center for Policy Initiatives (CPA)

The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is the nation’s leading nonpartisan progressive public policy organization serving state legislators. CPA strengthens the capacity of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change. Founded in 1975, CPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by foundations, unions, corporations and individuals.

Power Links

APPA Home Page

The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the nation's more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 43 million Americans. It was created in 1940 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Its purpose is to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers, and provide member services to ensure adequate, reliable electricity at a reasonable price with the proper protection of the environment.

LPPC - Representing the public interest on national energy issues

The Large Public Power Council (LPPC) is an organization comprised of 24 of the nation's largest locally owned and controlled power systems. LPPC works to develop and advance consumer-oriented positions on national energy issues.

Governors' Public Power Alliance

The Governors' Public Power Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of seven of the nation's governors, was formed so that federal initiatives do not disadvantage the nation's 68 million Americans who are served by locally and consumer-owned electric utilities.

Other Political Links

Southern Legislative Conference (SLC)

The Southern Legislative Conference was established in 1947 as the Southern regional component of CSG to encourage intergovernmental cooperation among 16 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. In 1970, the Conference adopted the official name Southern Legislative Conference; in 1996 the SLC celebrated its 50th Anniversary.

Council of State Governments (COSG)

CSG helps states increase efficiency by identifying the best new and creative approaches to significant state problems in our Innovations Awards. Our information products are full of useful and practical policy solutions. In addition, CSG draws upon experts in the states, and marshals them as consultants to help sister states in need of services.

Open Secrets

The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center’s work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.

Politics 1

Founded in 1997, Politics1 is published as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate.

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