These web links are of general utility, organized to help you locate key sites. Please email us if you can’t find something you need.

Wisconsin Local Governments

Associations

Local government units have created associations to provide information to members and maintain a voice in the state legislature. They are an excellent place to look for timely news and useful contact people.

• Wisconsin Counties Association
• Wisconsin Towns Association
• League of Wisconsin Municipalities
• Wisconsin City/County Management Association
• Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association

Counties in Wisconsin

• Web pages of individual counties – listed on Wi.Gov
• Division of Extension county offices

Municipalities in Wisconsin (Towns, Cities, Villages)

The following links are not exhaustive. Not every municipality has a website, is a member of a given association, or has sent a link to Wi.Gov. If you still can’t find the municipality you are searching for, try an Internet search engine such as Google.

• Web pages of towns – from Wisconsin Towns Association
• Web pages of cities and villages – from League of Wisconsin Municipalities (members)

GREAT (Graphing Revenues, Expenditures, and Taxes)

GREAT software, available through the UW Wisconsin-Madison Applied Population Laboratory, makes it possible for Wisconsin towns, cities, villages, and counties to compare their revenues, expenditures, and taxes to other places of similar population.

Wisconsin State Agencies

The following links to state agencies, departments, bureaus, and other units are not exhaustive, but represent links our web visitors use frequently. Use the Wi.Gov portal for additional access to state agencies. The online directory and Blue Book may also guide you in your search.

Guides

• State of Wisconsin Internet Portal (Wi.Gov) – Link to state agencies, services, jobs, and more
• Wisconsin Blue Book: Phone and e-mail directory for state employees
• State of Wisconsin official website: Government topics: elected officials, courts and the law, elections and voting, local government, tribal government, federal government, State of Wisconsin Constitution, budgets and spending, state employee resources

Agencies

• Department of Revenue
• Department of Administration, Bureau of Intergovernmental Relations
• Wisconsin Ethics Commission
• Wisconsin Historical Society Local Government Records Program

State Legislature

Local governments are granted a degree of autonomy, but still must comply with statutory requirements. The following links will help users locate information about the lawmakers and legislation.

• Wisconsin State Legislature
• Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Publications
• Wisconsin Legislative Documents Search (Statutes, Acts, Administrative Code, and more)
• Wisconsin Statutes Table of Contents (with links to current version of statutes in PDF form)

University of Wisconsin System

• University of Wisconsin System
  • University of Wisconsin-Extension
  • University of Wisconsin Division of Extension
  • UW-Division of Extension–County and Area Offices
• Agricultural and Applied Economics – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Applied Population Laboratory – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Center for Community Economic Development – UW-Division of Extension
• Center for Cooperatives – University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Extension
• Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Certificate in Public Administration – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Certified Public Manager Program – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Criminal Justice Program– University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Engineering Professional Development – UW-Extension Continuing Education Extension
• Environmental Resources Center – UW-Division of Extension
• Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• La Follette School of Public Affairs – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Local Government Education Programs – University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• Nonprofit Fundraising and Revenue Development – University of Wisconsin-Superior
• Nonprofit Management Education Center – Learner Resource Center – UW-Division of Extension
• Department of Political Science – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Department of Community and Environmental Sociology – University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Transportation Information Center – UW-Extension – Newsletter, publications, videotape library for local governments
• Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture – University of Wisconsin-Madison; Urban and Regional Planning linked within
• Mastersinpublicadministration.com – Comprehensive list of MPA programs throughout the United States, including programs available through the UW system

U.S. Federal Government

Executive Branch – Agencies

• EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Federal Highway Administration
• Environmental Information Sources  U.S. EPA
• U.S. Census Bureau
  • Census Publications [County Business Patterns] – 1993-2004
  • State and County QuickFacts – quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography
• Rural Information Center (USDA) – provides services for rural communities and local officials.

Legislative Branch

• Today on FedNet: Listen to live U.S. house and Senate hearings

General Federal Government Information Sources

• State and Local Employees: Portal on USA.gov with many links useful to local government officials
• Government Stats: Data and statistics about the US
• Project Vote Smart: Aids for voters