Minnesota Resources
- Minnesota.govPortal to MN government information online.
- Minnesota Compass
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Statistics and data visualizations in major topic areas like immigration, health, and education for the state. - MN State Agencies catalogThis subset of the MNPals catalog searches across the state agencies' publications.
- Minnesota Legislative Reference LibraryThe library for the state legislature. Good place for research guides.
- MN State Law LibraryHelp when researching MN legal matters, like locating court cases.
- The Minnesota legislative manual byCall Number: CC Ref JK6131 .M5Annual guide to legislators, agencies, election results by county and more. Previous editions in the stacks.
- Minnesota State LegislatureUse this site to track current and historical legislation and statutes.
- Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency ServicesDetailed description of MN state agencies including contact information.
- Minnesota Votes byCall Number: JK6193 1977 .W48ISBN: 0873511077Publication Date: 1977-03-01Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Directories and Guides
- City and County Data Book - UVAOnline access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books.
- MunicodeLinks to current online municipal codes for many municipalities around the country.
- National Conference of State LegislaturesAn excellent meta level overview of policies and legislation across the 50 states.
- State Agency Databases ProjectLinks to the agency websites for individual states.
- State and Local Government Info on the NetWeb directory to state and local government websites.
- State Blue Books - GODORTLinks to "blue books" from states, where available. These are almanacs or statistical compilations.
- Open StatesThe Sunlight Foundation pulls together data from state legislatures.
- Washburn University State InformationLinks to state government agency sites and local government sites.
- The Book of the StatesCall Number: Online & JK2403 .B62
- USA CountiesUS Census data searchable by county, 2010-2019
- Data.gov - Local DataData from cities, counties, and states.
- The @UnitedStates Project@unitedstates is a shared commons of data and tools for the United States. Made by the public, used by the public. Featuring work from people with the Sunlight Foundation, GovTrack.us, the New York Times, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Internet.
Legal Sources
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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To search for state laws and cases, click on the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the search box. From there, you can pre-scope your search to cases or legislation with states as the jurisdiction.
- State Constitutions, Statutes, and Related Legal InformationA guide with links from Cornell.
Reference Materials
Local and Regional Government Information by Call Number: Reference JK2408 .L53 2005ISBN: 1573564125Publication Date: 2005-02-28Availability and more information from Catalyst...- The Almanac of State Legislative Elections: voting patterns and demographics 2000-2006Call Number: JK1967 .A77 2007Availability and more information from Catalyst...
