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Truman School of Government and Public Affairs (TSGPA)

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Locust Street Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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Welcome to PUBLIC POLICY Research at MU Libraries

This is an introductory guide to research in American public policy at the federal, state and local level.

To start, click on the gold tabs above to find the information you need.

Need individual help? Please feel free to contact me with a quick question or to set a time for in-depth assistance. My contact info is in the box on the right.

2025 Federal Transition - Updates and Data

MU Division of Research Federal Updates
The University of Missouri Division of Research, Innovation & Impact is working closely with university leaders, professional organizations and peers to understand how the guidance issued by various federal agencies may impact grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. This includes reviewing activities that may be affected by executive orders.
Data Rescue Project
Google Doc listing and linking various efforts to archive federal government data and websites
Data Rescue Project website
Successor site to the Google Doc. The site is still new, so MU's web security software may block it until MU pushes the change. When checked on Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 14:17:56 UTC https://www.ssllabs.com/ gave www.datarescueproject.org an A+ grade.
End of Term Web Archive
The End of Term Web Archive captures and saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations. The EOT has thus far preserved websites from administration changes in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

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Subjects: Behavioral & Social Sciences, Black Studies, History, Humanities, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology