Finding Washington State Government Information
The CWU Library has been an official depository for Washington State documents since 1965, and has received a number of older publications as gifts.
Most of the Washington documents in the library's collection can be located using the online catalog, Cattrax. The location is listed as Documents and call numbers begin with Wa. Most of the Wa collection is on the 3rd floor in room 301A (also known as the Map Room). Assistance with locating materials in the Washington collection is available at the documents reference desk nearby. The telephone number is (509)963-1541.
ONLINE RESOURCES:
General, Multi-subject Sites | Law and Legislation | Governor's Office | Education | Local Government | Miscellaneous SitesGeneral, Multi-subject Sites
- Access Washington
- Official site for Washington State government information. Contains homepages for agencies, current legislation and links to additional resources.
- Find-It Washington
- Government Information Locator Service for Washington state information on the WWW. Includes links, by topics, to the fulltext of government publications.
Law and Legislation
- Consumer Protection
- From the Attorney General's Office.
- Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
- Current edition, in fulltext, of the laws of Washington State. Tables and revisions are included.
- Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
- The latest version of the Washington State agency regulations. (Fulltext)
- Search Page for RCW, WAC, Register and/or Current Bills
- Select to search one or all databases. Links to the fulltext of the documents.
- Washington State Constitution
- Fulltext; includes amendments.
- Washington State Courts
- Includes the fulltext of recent decisions from the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. Links to various types of information related to State Court procedures.
- Washington State Legislature
- Bills and other current legislative materials, calendars, and directories.
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Governor's Office
- Governor's Home Page
- Links to budget and policy, boards and commissions, executive orders, etc.
- Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
- Includes links to tribal information, text of treaties, economic development information, and more.
- Salmon Recovery Home Page
- Governor's program for saving the salmon.
Education
- Higher Education Links
- A list of degree-granting colleges and universities legally operating in Washington.
- K-12 Schools
- The above sites have lists of links to individual institutions.
- Washington State University Cooperative Extension
- Ordering information and some fulltext sites for gardening and agricultural publications.
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Local Government
- State, Regional, County, and City Guides
- Links to Chambers of Commerce and official local government sites.
- City and County Codes
- Fulltext laws of selected cities and counties.
- Washington State Archives, Central Regional Branch
- Guide to this local-government archival collection, located in Ellensburg.
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Miscellaneous Sites
- Salaries: Human Resources Desktop
- Job descriptions and salary scales for Washington State employees.
- Telephone Directory for Washington State Government
- Search by personal name, agency name, telephone number, or browse through the agency list.
- Traffic and Travel Conditions
- Washington State DOT links to traffic cameras, road construction, weather, public transit, air and rail travel, ferries, bicycling, trucking, tourism and parks.
- Voting and Elections Information
- Current Washington State election information from the Secretary of State.
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