A Social Work Research Guide

"Use this search to access the Information Gateway State Statutes Series and statutes from individual States and Territories on issues related to a variety of child welfare topics." https://www.childwelfare.gov/resources/states-territories-tribes/state-statutes

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/

"CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy." https://www.csg.org/

Search for federal or state bills for the past few congresses. Can set up bill or topic tracking for current congress. https://fastdemocracy.com/

Selected bills back to 1885. https://lrl.texas.gov/legis/billSearch/index.cfm

https://www.sos.mo.gov/bluebook

https://www.mo.gov/

Bill tracking section for both Missouri House and Senate bills. https://house.mo.gov/LegislationSP.aspx

Governor's actions on Missouri bills passed and sent to the governor. https://governor.mo.gov/actions/legislative-actions

Missouri House and Missouri Senate districts. https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default/maps

https://www.senate.mo.gov/LegisLookup/default

https://mec.mo.gov/MEC/Lobbying/Searches.aspx

Word search is at the top, followed by Chapters by title, followed by Chapters alphabetically. https://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx

Floor debates and committee hearings 2015+. https://house.mo.gov/MediaCenter.aspx?selected=DebateArchive

Senate's audio archive of live proceedings 2009+. https://senate.mo.gov/Media/AudioArchive

Policy and analysis from the perspective of the county. https://www.naco.org/

Policy and analysis to guide state legislative personnel. Research tab is very helpful and includes the Bill Tracking summaries database. https://www.ncsl.org/

Policy and analysis to guide state governors. https://www.nga.org/

Policy and analysis to guide municipal governments. https://www.nlc.org/

Discover politics in your state: Find your legislators, Review their votes, Search upcoming legislation, Track bill progress. Search across the states or select a specific state. Open States is a project of the Sunlight Foundation. https://openstates.org/

https://www.stlouisco.com/

More details on state finances. Local is aggregated for the entire state. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gov-finances.html

Links to state websites, statutes, and more. https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/index.html

From the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC [LLSDC]. https://www.llsdc.org/state-legislation

Statistics related to metropolitan areas, cities, and suburbs. Includes demographics, economics, crime, buildings, employment, business, and government finances. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/socds.html/socds.html

NCSL’s Statewide Ballot Measures Database includes all statewide ballot measures in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, starting over a century ago. New measures are added as they are certified and identified by NCSL staff. Results are updated soon after election night; each entry is then updated with “pass” or “fail.” https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/ballot-measures-database.aspx

Policy and analysis to guide mayors. https://www.usmayors.org/

The policy institute works "toward the development and implementation of evidence-informed policies that advance social and economic justice and racial equity.” https://clarkfoxpolicyinstitute.wustl.edu/

"... serve as the nexus for university relationships with governmental officials, neighborhood associations, and related organizations." Has data, policy, and advocacy information. https://governmentrelations.wustl.edu/

From the Government & Community Relations Department. Maps and data of WashU's impact in Missouri. https://governmentrelations.wustl.edu/statewide-impact/

Tracks Missouri budget bills as they move through the appropriations process. https://house.mo.gov/budget.aspx

By the Office of Administration. "... comparative analysis of revenues to expenditures and appropriations to expenditures... Includes a detailed analysis of appropriations and expenditures by departments, fund groups, and major categories. https://acct.oa.mo.gov/reports/annual-reports/appropriation-activity-reports

"... to review how their money is being spent... view information about state agency expenditures and revenues, the distribution of economic development tax credits, state employee pay information, budget restrictions, federal grants, bonds, and revenues and expenditures related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." https://mapyourtaxes.mo.gov/MAP/Portal/Default.aspx

https://oa.mo.gov/budget-explorer

State Treasurer's financial data portal. https://treasurer.mo.gov/showmecheckbook/