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Public Policy Issues

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Abortion
- Abortion: All Sides of the Issue
- Abortion Law Home Page
- ACT Right to Life Association
- ACLU Reproductive Rights
- Act Right to Life Association
- American Life League
- NARAL - Reproductive Freedom & Choice
- National Center for Men - Fairness in Family Planning
- National Right to Life
- Partial-birth Abortion Laws
- Planned Parenthood
- Ohio Right to Life
- Tennessee Right to Life
- Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion, Inc.
- Why Abortion is Biblical
Affirmative Action
- Affirmative Action and Diversity Project
- Affirmative Action Resource Center
- Affirmative Action Review: Report to President Clinton
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Americans Against Discrimination and Preferences
- Center for Equal Opportunity
- Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action...
- National Association of Women and Affirmative Action
- Urban Institute
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Yahoo! Affirmative Action News Updates
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
- American Council for Drug Education
- Bureay of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- D.A.R.E. America
- M.A.D.D.
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Governors Association/Tobacco Prevention and Control
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs
- Partnership for a Drug Free America
- State Statutes on Alcohol on the Internet (Cornell University)
- Tobacco Control Achives/UCSF
- The Tobacco Institute
- The Tobacco War in West Virginia - article (Adobe Acrobat format)
- Tobacco Prevention and Control (National Governor's Association)
- U.S. Customs Service
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Animal Rights
- Alliance for Animals
- American Humane Association
- American Kennel Club
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation
- Animal Concerns Community
- Animal Industry Foundation
- Animal Protection Institute
- Animal Concerns Community
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Animals Agenda Magazine
- Ark Trust, Inc.
- Canine Legislation for the United States and West Virginia - article
- Doris Day Animal League
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
- Society for Animal Protective Legislation
- The Humane Society of the United States
- World Animal Net
Budget Policy
- International Budget Issues
- The International Budget Project
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. National Government
- Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2002
- CATO Institute
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Citizens for Tax Justice
- Concord Coalition
- Congressional Budget Office
- Line Item Veto
- National Priorities Project
- Public Debt
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- The Heritage Foundation
- U.S. Budget.com
- U.S. House Budget Committee
- U.S. Senate Budget Committee
- West Virginia
- West Virginia Budget Office
- West Virginia Economic Outlook (WVU)
Campaign and Election Reform
- Alliance for Better Campaigns
- Alternative Voting Systems
- Ballot Access News
- Campaign Finance (Hoover Institution)
- Campaign Finance in Presidential Politics (Washington Post)
- Campaign Finance Issues in West Virginia (Secretary of State's Office)
- Campaign Finance Reform (Brookings Institution)
- Campaing Finance Reform and Governmental Ethics (Public Citizen Congress Watch)
- Campaign Finance Website (American University)
- Campaign Reform Information Center
- Common Cause
- FECInfo
- Guide to Money in American Elections (Center for Responsive Politics)
- Money and Politics (CATO Institute)
- National Institute on Money in State Politics
- State Statutes on Election Law on the Internet (Cornell University)
- U.S. Federal Election Commission
- U.S. Term Limits
- U.S. Term Limits Special Report (Washington Post)
Children's Issues
- Administration for Children and Familes (U.S. DHHS)
- Child Trends
- Children and Family Issues (National Governor's Association)
- Children and Youth (U.S. DHHS)
- Children Now
- Children's Defense Fund
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - State Programs)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - National)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - West Virginia)
- Covering Kids
- Family Support America
- Federal Ofiice of Child Support (U.S. DHHS)
- Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families (West Virginia)
- Head Start (U.S. DHHS)
- Kids Count
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- National Child Care Information Center
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
- National Dropout Prevention Center
- National Governors Association/Children and Families
- National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
- U.S. Child Care Bureau (U.S. DHHS)
Civil Rights and Racial Issues
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Civil Rights Act of 1965
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- Minority Rights International
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Race, Racism and the Law (University of Dayton)
- Racial Issues - Just Facts
- Racial Profiling (Yahoo! Full Coverage)
- The Multiracial Activist
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division
Communications and Internet Issues
- The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
- E-Commerce Tax News
- E-Fairness Coalition
- U.S. Government Electronic Commerce Policy
- Vertex Tax Cybrary: State Taxes on Electronic Commerce
Community and Civic Development
- American Planning Association
- Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
- Community Tool Box (University of Kansis)
- Institute for the Study of Civic Values
- National Civic League
- National Community Development Association
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Main Page)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of Community Planning and Development Page)
Consumer Issues
- Better Business Bureau
- Consumer Federation of America
- Consumer World
- Consumers Union
- Federal Consumer Information Center - Recalls
- National Consumers League
- National Fraud Info Center
- U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office
- West Virginia Attorney General Office
- West Virginia Consumer Alerts
- West Virginia Division of Labor (Consumer Issues)
- West Virginia State Bar Association
Death Penalty
- ACLU Death Penalty Campaign
- Capital Punishment: Pros and Cons (University of Texas)
- Cornell Death Penalty Project (Cornell University)
- Death Penalty Debate (Yahoo! News)
- Death Penalty Information Center
- Death Penalty Information and Resources
- Death Penalty Links
- Death Penalty Links (Clark County Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Office)
- Death Penalty News and Updates
- Justice Center Web Site (University of Alaska)
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Pro-Death Penalty.com
Disability Issues
- Center for An Accessible Society
- Center on Human Policy (Syracuse University)
- Disability Issues (Enygma Enterprises)
- Disability Law Update
- International Center for Disability Information (West Virginia University)
- U.S. Access Board
- U.S. Department of Justice (Americans with Disabilities Act)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Yahoo! News: Disabilities and the Disabled
Economic Policy and Economic Issues
- American Council for Capital Formation (conservative viewpoint)
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy: Economic Research
- Americans for Tax Reform
- Brookings Institution: Economic Studies
- Bureau for Business and Economic Research (West Virginia University)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Citizens for Tax Justice
- Concord Coalition (National Debt Issues)
- Economic Development Strategies (National Governor's Association)
- Economic Policy Institute (liberal viewpoint)
- Employment Policy Foundation
- Heritage Foundation: Tax Reform
- Joint Economic Committee (U.S. Congress)
- National Association for County Community and Economic Development
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- National Center for Policy Analysis (Privitization Issues)
- National Tax Association (Links of Interest)
- National Taxpayers Union
- Tax Foundation
- The Economy (SpeakOut.com)
- West Virginia State Tax Department
- U.S. Economic and Trade Policy (U.S. Department of State)
Education - K-12
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Education
- Center for Education Reform
- Council for Basic Education
- Education (SpeakOut.com)
- Education Commission of the States
- Education Finance Statistics (U.S. Statistical Abstract - requires Adobe Acrobat))
- Education Issues (Education Week on the Web link site))
- National Governor's Association
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Education Association
- Public School Finance in West Virginia (article - requires Adobe Acrobat)
- School Choice (Heritage Foundation)
- School Choice (Washington Post)
- School Choices (Social Philosophy and Policy Center)
- State Statutes on Education on the Internet (Cornell University)
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Education - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- West Virginia Department of Education
Education - Higher Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Council on Education
- Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Center for the Study of Higher Education (Penn State University)
- Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning
- Education World
- Joint Economic Committee of Congress: Education Issues
- Journal of Academic Leadership (on-line articles)
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- Reinventing Undergraduate Education (Boyer Commission Report)
- State Statutes on Higher Education (Cornell University)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- The Futures Project (Brown University - market-oriented, learner focused education)
- The Institute for Higher Education Policy
- U.S. Department of Education - Office of Postsecondary Education
- Women's Issues in Higher Education (American Association of University Women)
Energy
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- Coal Industy Links
- Coal Virtual Library
- Energy Issues (National Governor's Association)
- Energy Policy Links of Interest (West Virginia University PolyCy)
- Energy Search (search engine)
- Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- National Research Center for Coal and Energy (West Virginia University)
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- Renewable Energy Policy Project
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Environment and Natural Resources
- Allegheny Conservation Alliance
- Environmental Policy and Natural Resources Links (West Virginia University PolyCy)
- Environmenatal Regulatory Issues (National Governor's Association)
- Monongahela National Forest
- National Park Service
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Natural Resources Research Information Pages
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
- Pinchot Institute Links Related to Forestry Page
- Resources for the Future
- Sierra Club
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
- West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
- West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
- West Virginia Natural Heritage Program
- West Virginia University Extension Service: Center for Agricultural & Natural Resources Development
- Yahoo! News: Environmental Policy and Natural Resources
Family Values
- American Family Association
- American Family Policy Institute
- Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
- Families First
- Families Worldwide
- Family Research Council
- Family Support America
- International Network for Children and Families
- National Parent Information Network
- Parenting Consultation Services
- The Family.com
Food Stamps/Hunger & Nutrition Issues
- America's Second Harvest
- Congressional Hunger Center's Links Page
- Federal Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Research and Action Center
- Food Share
- Government Nutrition Resources (Baylor College of Medicine)
- National Food and Agricultural Policy Project
- Nutrition.Gov
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Stamp Program
Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment Rights
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Center for Democracy and Free Speech
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (internet issues)
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (internet issues)
- First Amendment Cyber Tribune
- First Amendment News
- Free Expression Network
- Freedom Forum 1st Amendment issues
- Freedom of Speech in the United States
- Institute for First Amendment Studies
- Library Bill of Rights
- The Censorship Pages
- The First Amendment Handbook
- The First Amendment Project
- The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
Global Climate Change
- Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo
- Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol (United Nations)
- Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
- Global Climate Change On-Line Resources (Pacific Institute)
- Global Climate Change - Talks Heat Up (WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research - Adobe Acrobat required)
- Global Climate Coalition
- Global Environmental Change (United Kingdom)
- Global Warming Information Page
- Impacts of the Kyoto Protocal on the West Virginia Economy (WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research - Adobe Acrobat required)
- Perspectives on the Kyoto Protocol
- The National Council for Science and the Environment
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Global Warming Site
- Weathervane (Resources for the Future)
- World Wild Life Fund: Climate Change
- Yahoo! News: Global Warming and Climate Change
Gun Control/2nd Amendment Rights
- CNN - State Gun Control Laws
- Gun Laws, Gun Control, and Gun Rights (University of Pittsburg)
- GunCite: Gun Control and Second Admendment Issues
- National Rifle Association
- Second Amendment Foundation
- Second Amendment Stuff
- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
- The Violence Policy Center
- U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
- Yahoo! News: Gun Control Debate
Health Care/Insurance Issues
- American Enterprise Institute - Health Policy
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - State Programs)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - National)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - West Virginia)
- Defined Contribution Health Insurance (National Center for Policy Analysis)
- Health Insurance and Financing (National Governor's Association)
- Managed Care and Oversight (National Governor's Association)
- Medicaid and the States (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- Urban Institute Studies - CHIP
- Urban Institute Studies - Medicaid & Medicare
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Medicare
- West Virginia Public Employee Insurance Agency
Homelessness
- 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless
- Commission on Homelessness and Poverty (American Bar Association)
- Homelessness (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- National Center for Homeless Education
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- Stand Up for Kids
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Homelessness
- Yahoo! News: : Homelessness
Housing
- Habitat for Humanity International
- Housing Assistance Council
- Housing Issues (The Urban Institute)
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officiials
- National Housing Conference
- National Housing Trust
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- The Appalachia Service Project
- The Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Juvenile Justice
- American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center
- Dealing with Violent Youth Offenders (National Governors Association)
- Juvenile Justice Issues (National Confernece of State Legislators)
- Juvenile Justice Law (Cornell University)
- Juvenile Justice Links of Interest (Florida State University)
- Juvenile Justice Magazine
- The National Center for Juvenile Justice
- Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment (Teen Court)
- The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services
- Youth Crime Issues (The Urban Institute)
Land Use Planning and Zoning
- American Planning Association
- International City/County Management Association
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Planners Network
- Planners Web
- Smart Growth Network
- The Center for Land Use Interpretation
- The Growth Management Institute
- The Planning Report (Insider's Guide to Managed Growth)
- Urban Land Institute
- U.S. Department of Energy Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
- West Virginia Planning Association
Medicaid
- Bureau for Medical Services (West Virginia)
- Health Insurance and Financing (National Governors' Association)
- National Association of State Medicaid Directors
- Medicaid (Almanac of Policy Issues)
- Medicaid and the States (National Conference of State Legislatures -click on Public User)
- Medicaid and the States (National Governors' Association)
- Medicaid Consumer Information (U.S. Health Care Financing Administraiton)
- Medicaid Issues (Urban Institute)
- Medicaid Reform: The Basics (Twentieth Century Fund)
- State-by-State Medicaid Plans - Program Summaries
- State-by-State Medicaid Plans - Program Links
- U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
- Welfare Reform and Medicaid (U.S. Health Care Financing Administraiton)
- Yahoo! News: Health Care Issues
Minimum Wage
- State-by-State Minimum Wage Laws
- The Minimum Wage (The Almanac of Policy Issues)
- The Minimum Wage (Coalition on Human Needs)
- The Minimum Wage (Employment Policy Foundation)
- The Minimum Wage (Employment Policy Institute)
- The Minimum Wage (National Center for Policy Analysis)
- The Minimum Wage (U.S. Department of Labor)
- The Minimum Wage: Washington's Perennial Myth (Cato Institute)
Public Pensions/Retirement Systems
- National Association of State Retirement Administrators
- Public Pension and Retirement Saving Systems (National Governors' Association)
- West Virginia Pathways to Wellness (West Virginia PEIA)
- West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA)
Redistricting
- 2000 Census Redistricting Data
- National Democratic Congressional Redistricting Project
- National Republican Congressional Redistricting
- Redistricting (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- Redistricting Issues (dissertation)
- Redistricting Law
- State-By-State Redistricting Provisions
- The Center for Voting and Democracy
School Prayer
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Americans for Voluntary School Prayer
- Religious Action Center
- The Religious Freedom Amendment
- U.S. Department of Education: Religion and Schools
Science and Technology
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Computer Systems Policy Project
- Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
- Federal Focus, Inc.
- International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Science Foundation
- Technology Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
- U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy
State-Federal Relations
- Assessing New Federalism (The Urban Institute)
- Federalism (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
- Federalism, Preemption, and Regulatory Reform (National Governors' Association)
- Unfunded Mandates (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
- Unfunded Mandates (U.S. Congressional Budget Office)
- State-Federal Relations (National Conference of State Legislatures)
Transportation Policy
- American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
- Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations: MPOs on the Net
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Highway Statistics
- National Association of Railroad Passengers
- National Association of Regional Councils
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Transportation Policy (click on Public User)
- National Governors' Association: Transportation Policy
- Surface Transportation Policy Project
- U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- West Virginia Department of Transportation
Urban Politics and Policy
- Center for Urban Policy and the Environment
- Center for an Urban Future
- Cities and Urban Geography
- National League of Cities
- The Urban Institute
- Urban Environmental Management
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Welfare
- American Public Human Services Association
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- National Conference of State Legislatures (Welfare Reform)
- Poverty, Income and Wealth (The Electronic Policy Network)
- Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
- Rural Policy Research Institute
- State Policy Documentation Project (TANF Studies)
- Urban Institute
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (Welfare Reform - click on Public User)
- U.S. Department of Labor (Welfare to Work Program)
- Welfare Information Network
- WV WORKS (WV DHHR)
- WV WORKS 2000: The Recipients' Perspective (Adobe Acrobat required)
- WV WORKS Case Closure Study (Adobe Acrobat required)
Women's Issues
- American Association of University Women
- Feminist.com
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- National Organization for Women
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- Women and Politics
- Women's Enews

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