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Web Link: Center of Budget and Policy Priorities.  
Web site of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Founded in 1981, the center studies fiscal policy and public programs at the federal and state levels that affect low-income and moderate-income families and individuals. An excellent source of information on state budget issues.

Web Link: State and Local Government Finances and Employment.
The U.S. Census Bureau provides an online version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. Section 8, “State and Local Government Finances and Employment,” provides a wealth of information on state and local government revenue and spending. The Census Bureau has announced that it is ceasing publication of the Abstract after 2012 as a budget-cutting measure. The 2013 version is to be published by a private company, ProQuest.

Web Link: U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Home page of the Government Accountability Office, which is tracking the use of ARRA stimulus funds in sixteen of the largest states.

Web Link: National Association of State Budget Officers.
Web site of the National Association of State Budget Officers.

Web Link: National Conference of State Legislature.
Web site of the National Conference of State Legislatures. NCSL’s fiscal program produces periodic state budget and tax updates and tracks state actions to close budget gaps.

Web Link: State Government Finances.
The U.S. Census Bureau provides a wealth of state and local data online. This includes an annual survey of state government finances that allows anyone to download detailed revenue and expenditure information.

Video Link: Why a Government’s Budget is Different than a Household’s.
Why a government’s budget is different than a Household’s.

Video Link: Obamacare Explained, in 2 minutes.
Everything you need to know about Obamacare in two minutes.

Video Link: The Debt Limit Explained.
A quick, and somewhat humorous, explanation of the federal debt ceiling.