Internet Guide: Government

Emergency Preparedness & Response - info from the CDC.  This sites covers disaster and weather emergencies from earthquakes & volcanoes to tornadoes & winter weather.  It includes tips on how to prepare, info for evacuees, and what to do after the disaster.

Indiana Department of Revenue - Indiana tax forms plus links to other states. En Español

IRS - Internal Revenue Service - forms and publications. En Español

Census - find all the latest 2000 census information.

Thomas - legislative information, text of bills, public laws.

U.S. Code - search the United States Code

White House - latest information released by the White House, includes radio addresses, historical information of the White House, biographical information of former presidents. En Español

Senate - legislative activities, contact information, & more.

House of Representatives - find legislative information, voting records, or contact your representative.

Senator Bayh

Senator Lugar

Congressman Mark Souder

FDA - Provides information on new drug approvals. En Español

FirstGov - one stop for all government information. En Español

American FactFinder - information from the Census Bureau

Department of Veteran Affairs | En Español

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - the agency which identifies products that present a risk of injury or death. En Español

U.S. Army 

U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force

Federal White Pages - phone numbers and e-mail addresses for federal employees. En Español

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web Patent Database

Social Security Administration | En Español

Social Security Retirement Planner

Occupational Outlook Handbook - career information including job outlook, earnings, and training required.

Supreme Court of the United States

Consumer Information - well known Federal Consumer Information Center from Pueblo, CO provides free or low-cost pamphlets on a variety of consumer topics.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention | En Español

U.S. State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs - provides travel warnings to advise Americans of potential dangers in foreign countries.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government For Kids

Resources in Spanish:

UTSA Library - Online Publications from and about Latin America.

Social Security Online - seguro social en lïnea, seguro social en Español, publicaciones electrónicas.

Legal Resources

Attorney Locators

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator - Basic info about 900,000 lawyers. Locates by firm, gov. agency. Also has information on all the state and international Bar Associations.

West's Legal Directory (through FindLaw.com) - Search by the lawyer's name, type of law and location. Includes brief bios and areas of specialty.

Law Locators

Indiana Code - Web version of code.

Find Law - This site has links to law schools, legal organizations, court cases, directories and much more.

Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia - Provides basic information on small business, wills and real estate; also has links to State laws on the Internet.

Supreme Court Decisions - Full text of the decisions of the Supreme Court 1990-to the present.

Supreme Court Archives - A new archive that contains 7,000 decisions from 1937-1975.

Top Cyberspace Law Cases - An interesting site for lovers of the legalities of Cyberspace.

Legal Forms

Legaldocs - A great interactive site. Create residential leases, wills, and partnership docs online!

Forms From the Feds - This site provides forms for most government agencies. While not comprehensive, it does include many forms in demand by the public.

Legal Forms - Has a section on Forms Dealing with Particular Issues and Government Forms.

Installment Land Contract - A form for people selling their house on land contract.

Seller Disclosure Form - Used when individuals are selling their home without going through a real estate dealer.

Quit-claim Deed - Used in property settlements.

Basic Will - A simple will with the essential elements.

Copyright Office - Download application forms for all types of copyrights from the U.S. Copyright Office.

U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Forms - A variety of forms can be downloaded and printed.

Police Directory & Criminal Reports

Police Officer's Internet Directory - Offers many types of law enforcement links including one to terrorist groups.

Sex Offenders Registry - Search the Indiana Sex Offenders database and four other databases related to criminal justice.