Wikipedia -- the free encyclopedia that is being written collaboratively readers of the site -- can be a useful starting point for locating your "place" geographically, and understanding the structure of state and local government.
Find your representative tool from the Common Cause website. It will list federal and state elected representatives for a U.S. street address (or just a town and zip code).
Information about local and national elected officials including contact info, voting record and more. Address search for identifying all officials for a given geographic area.
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for nearly 8,000 newspapers around the globe. Database covers 1977-present. Look here if you need local news articles from the past that are no longer available on a news outlet's current website.
Full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, and news transcripts; 1980-present. Look here if you need local news articles from the past that are no longer available on a news outlet's current website. Use the "Search the News" box for searches, or use the "Source Directory: Find" link to search for news sources from your area.
