State-Level Resources
National Conference of State Legislatures - Research section - "[C]onducts policy research in a variety of areas...[and] NCSL’s experts are here to answer your questions and give you unbiased, comprehensive information as soon as you need it on issues facing state legislatures."
National Survey of State Laws - "Full text database comparing state law and statutes."
Subject Compilations of State Laws - "[T]he most comprehensive source for identifying thousands of articles, books, government documents, loose-leaf services, court opinions and Internet sites that compare state laws on hundreds of subjects."
Illinois
- Capitol FaxRich Miller publication that focuses on Illinois politics
- Chicago Sun-Times: Springfield politicsChicago Sun-Times blog that focuses on Illinois politics
- First ReadingWritten by the Illinois General Assembly's Legislative Research Unit, this publication "[i]s a newsletter for Illinois legislators. It includes articles alerting legislators to issues of interest to them as well as biographies of newly elected legislators after each election and summaries of important bills from each session. It also contains abstracts of reports filed with the General Assembly."
- Huffington Post: Illinois PoliticsProgressive blog perspective on Illinois politics
- Illinois Issues"Reporting and analysis (from 91.9 UIS) taking you beyond the daily news and providing a deeper understanding of our state."
- State Journal-Register: StateSpringfield's State Journal-Register blog on Illinois politics
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