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State Government

State of Tennessee Home Page: The official home page for the state--a one stop information guide with links to online services and to state government agencies.
Tennessee Members of Congress: An unofficial list of Tennessee's U.S. senators and representatives with Washington phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and links to additional information.
Tennessee General Assembly: Offers directory information about members of the General Assembly and their staff, legislative information, and district maps.
Tennessee Blue Book: The official manual of Tennessee state government, including information on elected officials, the state judiciary, executive agencies, state historic data, and election returns.
Tennessee Code: Links to LEXIS Law Publishing. Select Tennessee from the menu of state jurisdictions, then your topic of interest.

The Tennessee Economic Development Center: Look here for county and city profiles providing demographic, economic, and social data plus details on local climatic conditions, largest employers, etc. in each area.
Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER): Provides economic information about the state, including monthly economic indicators and tax collection data. Also links to the annual Economic Report to the Governor and biennial Tennessee Statistical Abstract.
HIT: Health Information Tennessee: Provides statistical reports and tables for vital events, communicable diseases, road accidents, nursing homes, hospitals, and TennCare, etc.
Center for Literacy Studies: Has links to literacy resources on the Web. Also here are Tennessee County Profiles with tables comparing educational attainment, employment, per capita income, and more.

DiscoverET.org: A community information network for Knoxville and the surrounding 16 county area. Includes links to local government organizations including the City of Knoxville and Knox County.
Knoxville-Knox County-Knoxville Utilities Board GIS: A geographic information system for Knox County. Has digital maps illustrating property and jurisdictional boundaries, road and address locations, utilities and facilities.
Tennessee Cities and Towns on the Web: Links to the web pages of communities in Tennessee.
Tennessee Electronic Atlas: See thematic Tennessee state, county, and metro area maps based on census data and create maps based on a choice of variables.
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: Everything you want to know about people, places, events, etc. in Tennessee's history.

License Vertification for Health Professionals: From the Tennessee Dept. of Health, search a health professional's current licensure status, educational credentials, board certification, staff privileges and any disciplinary actions or liability claims.
Telemarketers Do Not Call List: Put your Tennessee residential telephone number on the list of those who elect not to receive telephone solicitations.
Restaurant Inspection Scores: Search by name, city or zip code for individual restaurant inspection scores from the Tennessee Dept. of Health. Inspections are carried out every six months.
Retail Food Stores Inspection Scores: From the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, inspection results for each of the 8000 grocery and convenience stores and other retail food outlets across the state.

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Karmen Crowther,
Business Librarian
crowther@utk.edu
(865) 974-0019

Updated 6/28/07