Other Useful Links
State Agencies | |
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| Access Washington | The Washington State homepage. A great resource for all state services. |
| State Auditor's Office Audit Connection | SAO’s Audit Connection blog includes updated news and resources for local governments. You can also sign up to stay informed with a free e-newsletter delivered right to your inbox. |
| Office of the State Treasurer LGIPLOCAL Revenue Distributions School Bond Guarantee Program | Manages financial resources to promote prudent financial practices. Local Government Investment Pool, Local Option Capital Asset Lending Program, Distributions of funds from the state to local governments. Provides credit enhancement to voter-approved general obligation bonds. |
| State Legislature | Information about bills under consideration and contact information for your legislator. |
| Office of Financial Management | A wealth of state budget and financial information. |
| State Department of Revenue | Tax collections, business licenses and other relevant information. |
| Department of Retirement Systems | Employer news, rates, retirement programs for PERS and LEOFF. |
| State LEAP Committee | Good reports to the Legislature on local government. |
| State Purchasing Program | State contracts for procurement coordination. |
| Office of Forecast Council | The forecast council provides economic and revenue forecasting reports to the state legislature. A good source of local economic information. |
| Secretary of State | Ballot issues, voting information and initiatives. |
| TVW | The access point for state agency and legislative news. View committee hearings and other events on TV or on the Internet. |
| Department of Transportation | Transportation reports and data as well as road conditions and pass reports. |
Government Finance Organizations | |
| Government Finance Officers Assn. | The international government finance organization. Lots of resources and information about the annual conference. |
| GASB | The Government Accounting Standards Board establishes GAAP for government. Lots of resources about the GASB and their performance measurement project. |
| OMFOA | Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association promotes professionalism and excellence in public financial management. |
State Associations | |
| MRSC | Municipal Research and Services Center - the best source for Washington state local government information. Connecting businesses with local Washington State governments. |
| AWC | Association of Washington Cities; lots of training opportunities. |
| ACCIS | The Association of County and City Information Services is the professional association for information technology. |
| Washington State Association of County Treasurers | The mission of the Washington State Association of County Treasurers (WSACT) is to provide a forum for all County Treasurers to educate, advocate, mentor and support the creation of effective treasury management systems, which honor the public trust. |
| Washington Counties | A portal of links to the different county associations. |
| City and County Managers | State Association of City and County Managers |
| Washington Municipal Clerks | The state clerks association with membership list, meetings, etc. |
| Washington Public Treasurers Association | The state treasurer's association with newsletters, events and pictures! |
Financial News Sources | |
| Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal has many free resources, but much of the site is on a subscription basis. |
| CNN Money | A very complete site for general economic and financial news. |
| USA Today - Money | A very good source for general financial information. |
| Seattle Times - Business & Technology | A good recap of local economic and business news |
| Puget Sound Business Journal | A very good view of local business and economy news |
| Bond Buyer | Mostly a subscription site with excellent content for state and local governments. |
| Bloomberg | A lot of free information with some subscription resources. |