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Citizen Participation and Independent Research
- Center for Governmental Studies
- Governmental Research Association - GRA is a national professional organization that promotes independent governmental research, especially for local units.
- The Claremont Institute - Local Liberty is the blog of the Center for Local Government at the Claremont Institute. The Center espouses conservative principles of government.
- Almanac of Policy Issues - hosted by publishers of Policy News Magazine; includes summary status report on current issues
- America Speaks
- Campaign Disclosure - Effort designed to bring greater transparency and accountability to the role of money in state and federal campaigns.
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- Center for Civic Education
- Center for Democracy and Citizenship - Public Policy research center associated with Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
- Center for Information & Research - CIR on Civic Learning & Engagement,sponsored by Univ of Maryland. Promotes young adult involvement in civic life.
- Citizens for a Sound Economy
- Citizens for Tax Justice - Citizens taxpayer watchdog organization dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state and local levels.
- Civic Mind
- Civic Practices Network
- Civicus: World Alliance - General Citizen Participation
- Close Up Foundation
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Local Citizen Participation & Independent Research
- Civic Federation of Chicago - Government and taxpayer watchdog organization focused on Chicago area governmental bodies, primarily large units in Cook County.
- Boston Municipal Research Bureau - Independent public policy and fiscal research organizaton focused on Boston.
- Bureau of Government Research (New Orleans) - BGR is a private, non-profit, independent research organization dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources for the improvement of government in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
- Arlington County Civic Federation - Local government watchdog organization which calls itself
- Berea Town Forum
- Better Government Association (The) - Chicago government watchdog organization
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- Butchers Hill Neighborhood Association - Butchers Hill Neighborhood Association - a Baltimore, Maryland area citizen participation organization
- Charter Research Institute - Good Government watchdog and research organization (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Chicago Community Trust - Metropolitan Chicagos Community Foundation,established in 1915, provides vehicle to put donations to work for Chicago area.
- Chicago Council on Urban Affairs - Chicago Council on Urban Affairs — multi-cultural, multi-racial civic organization.
- Citizen Advocacy Center - Non-profit, non-partisan community legal organization serving DuPage County and western suburbs of Chicago.
- Citizens Budget Commission
- Citizens Economy Efficiency Commission (L.A.)
- Citizens for Civic Renewal (Cincinnati area)
- Citizens League of Greater Cleveland - Citizens government watchdog organization for Cleveland metropolitan area.
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State Citizen Participation & Independent Research
- Civic Federation of Chicago - Government and taxpayer watchdog organization focused on Chicago area governmental bodies, primarily large units in Cook County.
- Pennsylvania Economy League-State Office
- Bureau of Government Research (New Orleans) - BGR is a private, non-profit, independent research organization dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources for the improvement of government in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
- Citizens Research Council of Michigan
- Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation - Non-partisan organization focusing on state spending and tax policies and the Massachusetts economy.
- 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania - State Citizen Participation
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- Arizona Center for Public Policy - Research institute dedicated to providing non-partisan information concerning public policy issues.
- Arizona Tax Research Association - ATRA is an independent taxpayer organization regarding Arizona public finance and tax policy information.
- Associated Taxpayers of Idaho - Idaho taxpayers watchdog organization
- California Budget Project - California Budget Project is an independent budget research group in Sacramento.
- California Taxpayers Association
- California Voter Foundation
- Center for Governmental Research (Rochester) - Urban policy center based in Rochester, New York
- Citizen Action of New York - State Citizen Participation
- Citizens Budget Commission
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