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Gateways

  FedWorld Information Network
  FirstGov
A portal to US government Websites, offering users access to all 20,000 government sites from a single central point. Sites are categorized topic such as Business and Economy, Healthy People, and Arts and Culture, etc. Clicking on a topic brings up a page with several featured links and numerous related links to various federal Websites.
  Frequently Used Sites Related to the U.S. Government
  National Contact Center of the Federal Consumer Information Center
  Government Printing Office
disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.
  Governments on the WWW
  State and Local Government on the Net

County and Cities

  City of Bellingham
  City of Blaine
  Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce
  Everson/Nooksack Chamber of Commerce
  City of Ferndale
 

City of Lynden

 

City of Nooksack

  Municipal Code Corporation
  Municipal Codes Online
  Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington
  Washington Association of County Officials 
  Whatcom County

Federal Government

  Agency Index
  Library of Congress
OpenCrs Congressional Research Reports for the People
  U. S. Government Printing Office
  U.S. Government Manual
This manual offers detailed information on the branches of the federal government, departments, offices, and related bodies. Each entry is listed separately, and entries include an overview and contact information.

Forms and Statistics

  American Factfinder From U.S. Census
  Forms and Publications - IRS
  FedStats: A to Z
  U.S. Census Bureau Home Page

International Governments

  Embassy World
  Foreign Government Resources on the Web from U of Michigan

Immigration

  American Immigration Center!: immigration resources and information
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Laws and Legislation

  Open CRS Congressional Research Reports for the People
  Revised Code of Washington
  Supreme Court Collection
  Thomas: Legislative Information
  U. S. Congress
  Washington Administrative Code
  Whatcom County Code

Organizations

  American Civil Liberties Union

Public Records

  Access Central.com
  BRB Publications

States Government

  State Law-State Government & Legislative Information

Taxes

 

AARPs Tax-Aide
IRS Digital Daily
IRS Forms and Publications
IRS efile
State and Local Taxes

Voting and Politics

  Atlas of US Presidential Elections
  Issues 2004
  Center for Responsive Politics - Opensecrets.org
  How to Register to Vote in the United States
  Whatcom County Information for Voters
  The League of Women Voters
  Vote-Smart: Elected Official Info.
  Washington Voter

Washington State

  Access Washington -- Washington State Home Page
  Find-It! Washington:: Search and Browse Interface
A collection of online search tools to help citizens find government information
  Washington Libraries Online