SS+PIG+Bills

=SG Pig Wiki =
 * Pathfinder: Tracking A Bill **


 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-02-12_at_12.38.57_PM.png width="199" height="146"]] || **Parts 1 and 2. Find A Bill, Current Status:** //**Biography and Bill Research** //
 * 1) ==[|GovTrack.us**] (consumer run site) ==
 * 2) ==[|Thomas**] (U.S. government web site run by the Library of Congress) ==
 * 3) ==[|US Senate Bill Search] ==
 * 4) ==[|NY Assembly Bill Search**] ==
 * 5) ==[|US Bureau of Labor Statistics] ==
 * 6) ==[|www.latfor.state.ny.us] ==
 * 7) ==[|www.census.gov] ==
 * 8) ==[|www.urbanresearchmaps.org] ==
 * 9) ==[|www.ballotpedia.org] == ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-02-12_at_12.43.14_PM.png]] || **Part 3. Current Law and Past Legislation Resources:** // **Establish the Problem** //
 * 1) [|United States Code] [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaPPhdi9jIpxibbU6L6oHUU_kcj_O6QyB-HTv5MAUWtdSgHBs2tw:fistfuloftalent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/99-problems-hat.jpg align="right" caption="external image 99-problems-hat.jpg"]]
 * 2) [|Laws of NY]
 * 3) Click here for SG DATABASES! (passwords needed outside of school)
 * 4) Costs and Benefits on a National Scale
 * 5) New York Public Interest Research Group has many reports and features on several issues facing New York State
 * 6) CSEA Legislative and Political Actions- Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) is a labor union that represents employees in state and local government, as well as school districts, child care, and the private sector in New York State.
 * 7) Search The New York Times or other news media outlets to see recent developments in the argument for or against your bill. ( Can log in with SG Google to get access or use EBSCO too )
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-02-12_at_12.45.07_PM.png]] || ** Part 4. Arguments For/Against the Bill & Voting Records: //Evaluate the Solution// **
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-02-12_at_12.45.07_PM.png]] || ** Part 4. Arguments For/Against the Bill & Voting Records: //Evaluate the Solution// **

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 * 1) Organized GroupGoogle and find the [|Directory of Organizations] linked to your bill, check newspaper databases (EBSCO)
 * 2) [|Open Secrets](use the search form at the top),
 * 3) Voting Records of Legislators: [|On the Issues] (click on the map)
 * 4) Voting Records of Legislators: [|Vote Smart]
 * 5) [|USA.gov] (government web site run by the Office of General Services) ||
 * || ** Part 5. Annotated Works Cited will be done in [|EasyBib] **
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