Oregon Government

http://www.oregon.gov/

State Governor's office and links to all state agencies.

http://bluebook.state.or.us/

The Oregon Blue Book is the official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon… and much more. It is produced and regularly updated by the Archives Division.

http://governor.oregon.gov/

Official website for the Office of Governor for the State of Oregon

http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/constitution/constitution.htm

The Oregon State Constitution

http://www.leg.state.or.us/

Official website for the Oregon State Legislature

http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/

Access to current and past legislative sessions' Bills and Laws.  Official website for the Oregon State Legislature

http://www.doj.state.or.us/

As the chief lawyer for the State of Oregon, the Attorney General is committed to upholding the rule of law for all the people of our state through the different missions of the Department.  The goal of this website is to provide information that can help the Attorney General and Department serve you.

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/rules.htm

Access to Oregon Administrative Rules – Secretary of State of Oregon: Archives Division

http://www.oregon.gov/CJC/index.shtml  & http://www.ocjc.state.or.us

The Criminal Justice Commission's purpose is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning. The commission is charged with developing a long-range public safety plan for Oregon, which includes making recommendations on the capacity and use of state prisons and local jails, implementation of community corrections programs and methods to reduce future criminal conduct. In addition, the Commission has a role in funding and evaluating Oregon's drug courts. The commission also conducts research, develops impact estimates of crime-related legislation, acts as a statistical and data clearinghouse, administers Oregon's felony sentencing guidelines and provides staff to the advisory committees regarding asset forfeiture and racial profiling. Commission members are appointed to four-year terms by the governor and confirmed by the senate.

http://www.oregon.gov/CJC/SAC.shtml

The Oregon Statistical Analysis Center provides the Governor, Legislature, and Criminal Justice Agencies with a capability for objective research and data analysis. Under this program SACs are eligible for funding to carry out data collection and analysis of criminal justice themes/topics of significant interest to criminal justice policy and decision makers. These themes are identified each year by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Justice Research and Statistics Association. Some past research Themes:

• deaths in police custody
• prison rape and victimization confinement facilities
• civil justice statistics
• research involving computer related crimes
• increase in Web access to data
• performance measurement
• analysis of criminal history records
• research using incident-based crime data
• any theme or topic identified by SAC applicant

http://www.oregon.gov/state_contact.shtml

Searchable database for Oregon State Employees

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/gis/odotmaps.shtml#Statewide_Maps

Links to detailed Oregon state highway maps and road conditions.

http://www.aocweb.org/aoc/default.aspx

The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) was first organized in 1906 by a group of county judges interested in providing a forum for information sharing and consensus development.  By 1936, the membership had perceived a need for greater representation in the State Legislature and more attention to the growing activities of AOC.  As a result, Judge F.L. Phipps of Wasco County (immediate past President of AOC) was employed as part-time Executive Secretary, a position he held for 22 years.  Upon Judge Phipps' retirement, the AOC office was moved from The Dalles to Salem, and Kenneth C. Tollenaar was hired as the first full-time Executive Secretary.  (For a first-hand perspective, read Tollenaar's historical presentation to AOC's 100th Annual Conference.) Since then, the position has been changed to Executive Director, and three individuals have held that post.  AOC's current Executive Director is Mike McArthur.

Over the years, the role of County Government has taken on increasing importance. Counties and the State government have developed an interconnected relationship of providing essential services and sharing various revenue sources.  As such, AOC is an advocate for county government and county officials in their effort to improve the service of county government with the Oregon Legislature and state agencies.  AOC also works in concert with the National Association of Counties (NACo) to advocate on behalf of counties with Congress and federal agencies.  Today, in addition to this representation at the state and federal government, AOC provides an information clearinghouse, technical assistance, research, publications, training, conferences and workshops, and other services to county officials and the citizens of Oregon.

http://www.aocweb.org/aoc/AboutOregonCounties/CountyLinks/tabid/72/Default.aspx

Interactive map of Oregon counties.  Click on desired county to reveal their website.

http://bluebook.state.or.us/local/counties/counties.htm

Links to specific County websites and demographic data

http://old.orcities.org/cityinfo/mapofcities.cfm

Interactive map of Oregon cities and counties.  Click on city or county to reveal statistical and demographic information for a particular city (only basic county information).  Includes contact numbers and email addresses for key city officials and employees.

http://www.orcities.org/

The  League of Oregon Cities (LOC) is a voluntary association of 240 incorporated cities throughout the state. The League was founded in 1925 and is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. LOC's core mission is to work for strong, livable communities. Our primary functions are to advocate, to inform and to educate. LOC partners with its member cities to help local government better serve citizens of Oregon.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html

Links to many state and local governments in the United States (not comprehensive)

http://www.portlandonline.com/

Official website for the City of Portland

http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/

Official website for Multnomah County

http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/

Official website for Clackamas County

http://www.co.marion.or.us/

Official website for Marion County