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Iowa links

State of Iowa - official state website

Executive Branch
- Governor's Office - news, photos, schedules, agendas, speeches, executive orders
- Lieutenant Governor's Office - shared executive web site. Lt. Governor Sally J. Pederson's information is interspersed throughout the site. Includes the Lt. Governor's columns.
- Department of Management - planning and budgeting agency. Includes state budget, other state and local budget information
- Agriculture, Secretary of - extensive links to all aspects of agriculture and land stewardship, including directories and kid's pages.
- Attorney General - Iowa Attorney General opinions (1977-), and information related to crime victims, consumer protections, farm laws, and environmental protection.
- Auditor of State - press briefings, special audit reports (2002-), and audit guidelines for governmental subdivisions.
- Secretary of State - Search the database of corporations registered in the state of Iowa and find Notary Public, elections and voter information.
- Treasurer of State - Information on state finances, requests for proposals, Vision Iowa, college savings plans and more.
Judicial Branch - Links to courts, judges, court rules, FAQ, state holidays, and more.
Legislative Branch - Links to legislation, legislators, Iowa Code, Iowa Administrative Code, Iowa Court Rules, fiscal information, Roster of State Officials and more.
Agencies and resources (Iowa Access)- alphabetical list of agencies and departments, phone books and directories
Board of Regents - membership, publications, strategic plan and FAQ.

Directories

County Directory - county officials and government districts.
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa Department of Economic Development
- Iowa Agribusiness Exporters Directory - A listing of Iowa agribusiness companies in Iowa who are exporting or are interested in exported.
- Iowa Directory of Exporters - A directory of Iowa companies that are currently, or interested in exporting their products
- Iowa Food Products Directory - Directory used by wholesalers, consumers, distributors, etc. both foreign and domestic.
- Iowa Grain Products Directory - A source for conventional and organic grains
- International Services Directory - Contains companies, organizations and government entities, with an Iowa presence or jurisdiction, which offer services or support to Iowa exporters.
Iowa Legislature Heritage Digital Collection
Iowa Official Register
Iowa Publications Online - This website is an electronic depository for documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa state agencies. Public libraries may request copies of documents from the State Librarian.
Iowa Related Science Links (ISU Library) - compiled by ISU SciTech reference staff
Iowa State Government Metro Area Telephone Directory - official phone book.
State Employees Salary Book (1993- ) Legislative Services Agency search by agency or individual's name.

Statistics

Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Includes livestock and crop releases, county crop estimates, prices received by farmers, historical data for grain stocks and acreage/yield/production figures for major crops. Provides links to other state and national
Iowa Ag Climate Network (ISU) - current and historical climatological data important to agriculture including precipitation, air and soil temperatures.
Iowa Agriculture Quick Facts (Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship)
Iowa Climatological Data (1951- ) - weather data by station.
Iowa Trends (Iowa Economy) - farmland values, housing permits & sales, employment, motor vehicle sales, etc.
Iowa Factbook (2000-) - state level data on government, education, crime, tourism, transportation, etc.
Iowa Crime Rate Comparison Reports (1995-) - Iowa crime statistics compared to the Midwest region and the nation.
Iowa Quick Facts (State Library of Iowa) - State level data on various topics.
Family and Community Indicator Tracking System (1999-) - detailed data on factors affecting health such as births, diseases, general health issues, environment, occupation, education, community safety indicators, and community profile indicators. County and state data for Iowa.
Iowa Uniform Crime Reports (1999-) - Statistics on general crime, hate crime and domestic abuse. Specifics include type of offense, weapons, property value, arrests, and other details by jurisdiction. More info
Retail Trade Analysis Program (ISU Extension) - statistics by city or county.
Social and Economic Trend Analysis (ISU) - demographic, social and economic statistics for Midwestern states, counties and cities, derived from BEA, USDA, Census, Iowa Department of Education and ISU.
State Data Center (State Library of Iowa) - demographic and economic statistics.
State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation) - basic state-level data on demographics, health, health policy and health access. Covers topics such as immunizations, teen births, abortion rates, etc.

Maps

Perry-Casta�eda Library Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin) - digitized collection of historical outline, topographic and road maps of states and cities from U.S.G.S., National Park Service and other sources.
American Memory Maps Collection (Library of Congress) - panoramic and other historical maps.
Images of Early Maps on the Web - Links arranged by geographic area
Iowa Geographic Image Map Server (ISU)

Other Frequently used sites

Core State Documents - documents currently in the Iowa depository program with links to the web versions.
Iowa Electronic State Documents Repository (July 2001-) -
Iowa GenWeb Project - for genealogical research and historical information
Iowa Geological Survey - information about natural resources
Iowa Related Science Links - compilation of links to scientific resources about Iowa. Most contain short, factual information produced by non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Iowa Threatened and Endangered Species (Feb. 2002)
Kids Page - Iowa government sites for children
NRCS Soils (USDA) - Provides soil data, online soil surveys and lists of published soil surveys.
State Library of Iowa
USGS Projects in Iowa

Iowa Counties

Polk County -- government homepage
- Polk County Assessor - searchable database
Story County - government homepage
- Story County Assessor -
Iowa Assessors on the Internet (links from Polk County Assessor's page)
Iowa 2003 County Officials (Secretary of State)- Map access.
Iowa Counties online (Google Web Directory)- county governments, towns, and other information
Iowa Counties - names, county seats, and origin of names

Iowa Cities

Ames - city government

Chamber of Commerce - Includes visitor information, community profile, economic information
Municipal Code
Ames Public Library
Ames Tribune

Des Moines - city government

Other Iowa cities (State of Iowa)

Other State and Local Government Information

Official City Sites - Directory of official city, county, state and country sites from the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, and U.K.
State and Local Governments (Library of Congress Internet Resources Page)
State and Local Government on the Net (Piper Resources)
State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation) - basic state-level data on demographics, health, health policy and health access. Covers topics such as immunizations, teen births, abortion rates, etc.
Municipal Codes Online (Seattle Public Library)
Municode.com - commercial site which publishes and updates codes for local governments. Includes codes for about 1,100 local governments in a searchable online database.

Maps

Perry-Casta�eda Library Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin) - digitized collection of historical outline, topographic and road maps of states and cities from U.S.G.S., National Park Service and other sources.
American Memory Maps Collection (Library of Congress) - panoramic and other historical maps.
Images of Early Maps on the Web - Links arranged by geographic area

Revised 2/11/2004

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