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Publications and Tools

On-line advocacy and public education sources

There are a number of essential sites with which all advocates have at least some familiarity. These sites explain about legislative and budget processes and have a role to play in the process. Other sites provide useful tools. We suggest you bookmark them.

Council of the District of Columbia (City Council) - http://dccouncil.us
This site includes information about how the City Council operates, the status of legislation and contact and other information about the members and committees they chair.

DC Government – www.dc.gov
Website on everything that has to do with the District of Columbia.

National Institute of Environmental Health Science Kids – www.niehs.nih.govkids/
The NIEHS Kids' Pages are produced by the Office of Management, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, as an informational and educational resource for all ages.

Office of the Secretary – www.os.dc.gov
The Office of the Secretary maintains official records of mayoral actions, receives legal process for actions against the Mayor, and prepares executive orders, proclamations, directives, and administrative issuances. The mayor’s cabinet list is on this site.

Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications – www.octt.dc.gov
The Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications (OCTT) is responsible for regulating cable television and similar system operations in Washington, DC, Negotiating with, regulating and auditing cable TV companies, and providing customer service for cable customers.

DC Geographic Information Systems – www.dcgis.dc.gov
This site provides ready-made maps using popular data sets and can make maps to order.