Federal Government Sites
- USA.govA subject-based portal to Federal services and resources online. A Spanish site is also available.
- govinfoKeyword search for Congressional documents (bills, hearings, reports) and some major Presidential reports (Public Papers of the President, Budget)
- Business.USA.govPortal to government information for small businesses
- Science.govA selective portal for "authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results"
- Government Accountability OfficeReports from an agency that evaluates and audits programs and expenditures by the federal government. Browse or search GAO Reports back to the 1960s.
- Census Bureau
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Publishes statistical reports on a wide variety of public policy issues. - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports -- 2018-presentCongressional Research Service (CRS) is Congress's "think tank." They do public policy research from a publicly-funded agency within the Library of Congress. Began disseminating their reports online in 2018.
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports -- up to 2018Congressional Research Service (CRS) is Congress's "think tank." They do public policy research from a publicly-funded agency within the Library of Congress. In the past, these reports were not always released to the public, but that changed in 2018. This site from the University of North Texas collects and disseminates some 41,000 of them, but stopped in January 2019.
State & Local Government Sites
- Washington State Institute for Public PolicyHomepage for the research arm of the Washington State Legislature. Browse or search for policy briefs on state issues
- Access WashingtonAccess to information, created by government agencies, on a variety of topics. Points to WA information by both public and private organizations. Access to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) is provided.
- Washington Student Achievement Council"Council provides strategic planning, oversight, advocacy, and programs to support increased student success and higher levels of educational attainment in Washington." This Council was created in 2012 when the legislature abolished the Higher Education Coordinating Board and transferred higher ed responsibilities to this Council.
- Spokane County Government WebsiteOfficial site
- City of Spokane GovernmentOfficial site for the City of Spokane
- City of Spokane ValleyOfficial site
- City of CheneyOfficial site