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GOVERNMENT & LEGISLATIVE LINKS
& other links of interest

including political sites & government departments, agencies, boards, offices and more

Providing links to these sites should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the linked site or its contents. Links are provided for your convenience - we will update them as frequently as we are able. If you have trouble please contact my office at 215-881-BARD.  

NATIONAL LINKS:
White House
  
U.S. Senate 
U.S. House of Representatives
Office of the Clerk, US House of Rep. Online Information Center
The US Constitution
The Bill of Rights

PA. STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS & SITES:
Office of the Governor
  ( or try GOVERNOR'S OFFICE)
Attorney General
Office of the Consumer Advocate
Pennsylvania State Treasurer
Auditor General
The Pa Constitution

PA. STATE BODIES:

The Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania State Senate
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pa House Of Representatives
PA House GOP News

JUDICIAL SITES
ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE PA. COURTS

PA DEPARTMENTS OF...
Aging

Agriculture (or try AGRICULTURE)
Banking
Community and Economic Development
Corrections
Conservation and Natural Resources
Education
Environmental Protection
General Services
Health
Insurance
Labor and Industry
Military and Veterans Affairs
Motor Vehicles 

Public Welfare
Revenue
State Police
State
Transportation

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, AGENCIES:
Civil Service Commission
Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Fish and Boat Commission (or www.fish.state.pa.us )
Game Commission
Historical and Museum Commission (or www.phmc.state.pa.us )
Liquor Control Board  
Milk Marketing Board
Penn State Data Center (Demographic Information)
PHEAA (PA Educational Assistance Agency)
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Public Television Network Commission 
Public Utility Commission    (or www.paonline.com )
Securities Commission  (or www.psc.state.pa.us )
State Ethics Commission
Turnpike Commission

MORE AGENCIES , OFFICES and PUBLICATIONS:
CONSUMER ADVOCATE
STATE AGENCY ON AGING
BANKING

CODE (The Pennsylvania Code Online)
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEV
CORRECTIONS
CONSERVATION & NATURAL REOURCES
CRIME- The National Crime Prevention Council
EDUCATION
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE
GENERAL SERVICES
HEALTH
HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL
HOUSING FINANCING AGENCY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
INSURANCE
LABOR & INDUSTRY
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
OFFICE FOR INFO. TECHNOLOGY
THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN ( publication)

THE PENNSYLVANIA ADOPTION EXCHANGE
shows photos of children awaiting adoption and provides information on private adoption agencies and the Statewide Adoption Network.
PUBLIC WELFARE
REVENUE
STATE CONTRACTS
STATE POLICE
TRANSPORTATION

OTHER  LINKS:
Townwatch Groups
National Townwatch Association
Vehicle Registration etc on - Line 
Dept Motor Vehicles 
Environmental
Abington Trails  - info and timely updates !!! 
Earthright -  environmental organization
GreenSpaceFun - comprehensive site on Parks, nature preserves, gardens, historic homes & other green spaces in the Greater Phila Area 
USFS Wildlife Information Database 
USFS Tree Information Database
Silvics of North America - about trees
Directory of Herbs
 
DEP info on composting 
Green Vehicle Guide

Government /Politics
National Conference of State Legislatures
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Council of State Governments
The Electronic Bill Room  Find Bill numbers and the latest information on their status
Thomas Legislative information -re current & passed legislation
Health
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council provides info on Health Care Costs
Community Health Check.org - helps you find free and low cost screenings, education, prevention classes, support groups etc 
Lyme Disease ( Info on Pa Game Commission Site)

Special Topics
Updates on Drought & tips on preserving water ( Pa EPA site)
Dept Of State's Charities Division 
Pa Energy & Home Heating info 

Accessible PA
  Resource for  Pennsylvanians with Disabilities info on benefits, programs 

Caregiver Sites  
Because We Care  - links to caregiver info 
Caregiverzone.com database of 15,000 resources in 85 categories 
CareThere.com  caregiver info & links to services and products
ElderWeb.com  research site for professional and family caregivers
Caregiving.org  - National Alliance for Caregiving site 
PlanningPlace.com   resource for senior housing options with database of ovr 37,000 senior living facilities  & senior planning tools for finance insurance, estate planning etc. 
Webof Care.com  online shopping service for caregiver products & videos on caregiver tasks
Caregiver.org - the site of the Family Caregiver Alliance   - focuses on Calif - but has lots of useful links

Older Citizens - Benefits 
BenefitsCheckUp.org
a site designed to ensure that seniors find the right benefits programs to meet their needs. - even helps determine eligibility
 

Education - College Search 
One Big Campus.com  -commercial site for schools in the Phila area

SEARCH THE WEB
Here are a few of our favorite Search Engines

PLEASE NOTE:
For Offices without a website - check our telephone directory.
For Lots of Local ABINGTON/ROCKLEDGE links -
          go to Representative Bard's Resource Book