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The links below go to web pages that contain fiscal and other information about which the Legislative Fiscal Office often receives inquiries.  These links are provided as a service and convenience to the users of this web page.  The Legislative Fiscal Office does not control or guarantee the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of information that appears on these web sites.  The inclusion in or omission from the list of a web site is not intended to reflect the opinion of the Legislative Fiscal Office regarding the importance of the information or the agency or organization providing a web page, nor is it intended to reflect endorsement by the Legislative Fiscal Office of any views expressed on the sites. 

Alabama Legislature
www.legislature.state.al.us
Includes the text, status and history of legislation from the current and recent past sessions and searchable versions of the Code of Alabama and the Constitution of Alabama

Alabama Examiners of Public Accounts
www.examiners.state.al.us
Includes audit reports, special reports, sunset reviews, information on Alabama competitive bid laws, Legislative Reference Service Summary of General Laws Enacted and Constitutional Amendments Proposed for 2001 for 4th Special Session and 2002 Regular Session

Alabama Legislative Reference Service
www.lrs.state.al.us
Includes an online version of the recompiled Alabama Constitution of 1901 and the Alabama Administrative Code

Alabama Law Institute
www.ali.state.al.us

Alabama Judicial System
www.judicial.state.al.us
Includes information on state and local court costs and a directory of court officials

Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
www.alacourt.org
Includes directory of judicial officials (trial court judges and circuit and district court clerks), and a schedule of court costs and fines

Constitutional Revision in Alabama: History and Methodology
www.boots.law.ua.edu

ALALINC (Alabama Legal Information Center)
www.alalinc.net
Includes Alabama appellate courts oral argument schedules

FindLaw
www.findlaw.com
Includes the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Code, CFR, Federal Register and links to federal and state courts, cases and codes

Office of the Comptroller of the State of Alabama
www.comptroller.state.al.us
Includes state Chart of Accounts

Alabama Executive Budget Office
www.budget.state.al.us
Includes a history of appropriations from the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund, a listing and brief description of major sources of revenue to the State, a history of General Fund and Education Trust Fund receipts by tax, a list and description of the major operating funds of the state, Operations Plan Instructions and forms for agencies, an explanation of the budget process, the Budget Management Act and Agency Budget Request Instructions and forms,

Alabama Department of Revenue
www.ador.state.al.us
Includes information on Alabama taxes, revenue receipts (revenue abstract), and economic development incentives

Tax Foundation
www.taxfoundation.org
Includes information on federal and state taxes

Federation of Tax Administrators
www.taxadmin.org
Information on federal taxes and heavy emphasis on state taxes, with links to state tax agencies and federal web sites

Rockefeller Institute of Government
www.fiscal@rockinst.org
Public policy research arm of the State University of New York. Conducts research on the role of state and local governments in American federalism and on the management and finances of states and localities. Includes The Institute’s publications State Fiscal News, State Revenue Report, State Fiscal Briefs, Government Employment Reports and information on Performance Management and Measurement, Welfare, Medicaid and CHIP, and Higher Education.

Center for Business and Economic Research
Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
The University of Alabama
http://cber.cba.ua.edu
Includes information on Alabama economic outlook, census data, per capita income, population, and the Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index.

Multistate Tax Commission
www.mtc.gov
Has links to state revenue websites and information on The Sales Tax Simplification Project.

Streamlined Sales Tax System
www.geocities.com/streamlined2000/
Includes Final SSTIS Agreement and information on state legislative status

Citizens for Tax Justice
www.ctj.org
Includes analysis of state and federal tax proposals and policies

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
www.cbpp.org
Includes analysis of state and federal tax proposals and policies, information on Welfare (TANF), and health policy issues.

Government Finance Officers Association
www.gfoa.org
Includes information on “Best Practices in Public Budgeting”

U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
Includes Statistical Abstract of the United States and County and City Data Book online versions

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
Includes information on the C.P.I., wages and employment (by state and county), and the economy (national and by region and state)

U.S. Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov
Includes economic forecasts and special reports on financial impact of program or policy changes made or being considered

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
www.bea.doc.gov
Includes economic data on the national economy and on regional, state and local economies

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
www.frbatlanta.org
Includes national, regional and state economic information and reports, including the Beige Book for the Sixth District (Atlanta) (this book is published two weeks before each meeting of the Open Market Committee and reports on economic conditions in each Federal Reserve District)

National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org
Includes links to other legislatures’ and state fiscal offices’ web sites

Council of State Governments
www.csg.org 

Southern Legislative Conference
www.slcatlanta.org
Includes 2001 Comparative Data Reports for Southeastern States on Corrections, Medicaid, Education, Revenue, Gaming and Transportation

Federal Funds Information for States
www.ffis.org

National Governors Association
www.nga.org

Attorney General of Alabama
www.ago.state.al.us
Includes searchable A.G. Opinions

National Association of Attorneys General
www.naag.org
Includes detailed information related to the national tobacco settlement

Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police
www.aacop

Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
www.paroles.state.al.us
Includes statistics and the Board’s rules and regulations

Alabama Association of County Commissions
www.acca-online.org
Includes links to county web sites and has Comparative Data on Alabama Counties, 6th edition

Alabama League of Municipalities
www.alalm.org
Includes municipal official salary information, municipal tax information and links to Alabama municipalities’ web sites

Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
http://parca.samford.edu/
Includes quarterly newsletter and reports on Alabama Constitution, state taxes and financing, corrections and a searchable database of Alabama local acts

Alabama Development Office
www.ado.state.al.us
Includes information on Act 2002-429 (CAPCO venture capital legislation)

Alabama Department of Education
www.alsde.edu
Includes information on REACH (the SBE’s proposed adequacy funding plan), SBE meeting minutes, information on state and local funding of education, summaries of education related legislation enacted during the last legislative session, and SDE publications

Education Commission of the States
www.ecs.org
Includes information on No Child Left Behind (state snapshots) and other education issues

National Education Association
www.nea.org
Includes education statistics and information on “hot topics” in education

Alabama Department of Public Health
www.adph.org
Includes information on ALLKIDS (CHIP) Program

Alabama Commission on Higher Education
www.ache.state.al.us
Includes institutional data (enrollment, tuition, fees) and  ACHE publications (Annual Reports, Statistical Abstracts and Unified Budget Recommendations)

Southern Regional Education Board
www.sreb.org
Includes SREB publications and reports, SREB states legislative summaries and education data

Alabama Department of Corrections
www.doc.state.al.us
Includes history of the Alabama DOC, overview of Correctional Industries, full text of monthly Statistical Reports and latest Annual Report, and facility map

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Includes information about law enforcement, courts, indigent defense, juvenile justice, corrections, terrorism and domestic preparedness, substance abuse and crime, crime victims, violence against women and family violence

Death Penalty Information Center
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.al.us
Includes the department’s latest annual report

Alabama Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.al.us
Includes the state Five Year Plan and Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2002-2004

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
www.transportation.org/aashto
 
U.S. Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov
Includes transportation statistics

Federal Highway Administration
www.fhwa.dot.gov
Includes TEA-21 Act and Highway Safety Program information

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Includes information on grants available to and awarded to the states for safety efforts

Alabama Personnel Department
www.personnel.state.al.us
Includes the most recent state employee salary schedule

Retirement Systems of Alabama
www.rsa.state.al.us
Includes latest monthly newsletter (The Advisor), TRS, ERS and JRF publications (such as member handbooks) and forms, RSA Annual Reports, and RSA Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Alabama Ethics Commission
www.ethics.alalinc.net
Contains searchable advisory opinions, forms, Guidelines for Public Officials and Employees and Lobbyists/Principals, and schedule of Ethics Commission meetings

Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
www.abcboard.state.al.us
Includes information on sources and distribution of ABC Board revenue

Alabama Secretary of State
www.sos.state.al.us
Includes election and candidate information, information on proposed amendments, searchable Acts of Alabama (by sponsor, subject, act number, bill number) from 1987 Acts forward. 

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
www.dcnr.state.al.us
Includes information on license fees and state parks

New York Times
www.NYtimes.com

Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com

Montgomery Advertiser
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

C-Span
www.c-span.org
Includes information on U.S. Congress (members, committees and legislation), current events and links to government, media and policy organizations

 

   
   

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