Government

• Fedstats
  http://www.fedstats.gov
  Your one stop shopping site for Federal statistics.

• Cornell Legal Information Institute
  http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode
  Search engines and ranking systems identify the LII as the most linked to web resource in the field of law (see, for example, WebsMostLink.com). Sites ranging from Academic Info to Fedlaw to the Dow Jones Business Directory, as well as numerous off-line references, e.g., Web Feet, the New York Times, and The National Jurist (4/2000), recommend starting with the LII for law.

• New York State Consumer Protection Board
  http://consumer.state.ny.us
  The homepage for the State Consumer Protection Board whose mission is to protect, educate and represent consumers in a challenging and ever changing economy.

• New York State Library: Citizens� Access to Government
  http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/citizens.htm
  An abundance of information on New York State. Includes such facts as: the state animal, bird, fossil, gem, tree, motto, and song.

• NYS Office of the Attorney General
  http://www.oag.state.ny.us
  Visit the homepage of our Attorney General, who strives to represent the interests of the citizens of the State with fairness, protect the public from fraud and violence, and to build respect for the law among the citizens of the State.

• New York State Division for Women
  http://www.women.state.ny.us/
  The New York State Division for Women is part of Governor Pataki's Executive Chamber. It serves as an advocate for women's issues because it acts as a direct link between the women of New York State and the Governor.

• CNN/Election 2000
  http://www.cnn.com
  Provides breaking news and background information.

• C-Span: Campaign 2000
  http://www.cspan.org/campaign2000
  Check here for live speeches and interviews.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  http://www.epa.gov
  Homepage of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the national environment.

• U.S. Consumer Products and Services Commission
  http://www.cpsc.gov
  Updates information on a wide range of consumer topics.

• U.S. Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov
  Information on federal labor laws, workplace matters, posters and publications.

• U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  http://www.ftc.gov
  Information on FTC rules, regulations, general consumer information; FTC press releases.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  http://www.fda.gov
  On-line information from the FDA.

• Vote Smart
  http://www.vote-smart.org
  This web site provides instant access to their database on candidates and issues along with presidential candidate speeches (searchable by keyword and phrase), their publications (full text), youth inclusion program (where you can match your issue responses with those of the candidates) and links to all the best sites on the Internet with government and political information. You can even register to vote or find out who your candidates are by putting in your zip code.

• The World Factbook
  http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
  The World Factbook as put together by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

• Where do I vote?
  http://www.cmap.nypirg.org/netmaps/Mygovernment/LI/MyGovernmentLI.asp?cmd=start
  Information where you can go and vote.