Below is a list of a few sites we recommend or often use as resources.

Oregon Political Events – TheOregonPolitico.com manages this event aggregation site for political events in Oregon.

Oregon Blue Book – Official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon.

Oregon Transparency – Tool to help to show how government works, what taxes buy, and how purchasing decisions occur.

Open Oregon – Website dedicated to promoting public access to public records and meetings.

Public Record Manual – A PDF to help with retrieval of public records.

Audits Division Search – Audits search on the Oregon Secretary of State website.

ORPIN – ORPIN provides access to procurement and contracting information issued by the State of Oregon, local governments, and political subdivisions.

Data.gov – Storehouse of all kinds of government data and information.

US Government Spending – Attempts to show all government spending in the US, at all levels of government.

Sunlight Foundation – Website promotion transparency in government.

Ballotpedia – A wiki style interactive almanac of state politics.

State Expenditures List – A list of state budgeting and expenditures broken down by department.

Google: Uncle Sam – A Google search of government websites.