Welcome to the Missouri Legislative Library! The Legislative Library works to serve the archival and research needs of the General Assembly legislators, staff and constituents. We offer a variety of digital and print tools to assist in this mission. If you have questions, contact us by chat on this website or using the information on our Contact Us page. 

Library Research Tools

The Legislative Library offers the subscription resources linked below free of charge within the State Capitol or within the Legislative Library, as noted.

• Kansas City Star – 1991 to Current
  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 1988 to Current
  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. 

• Columbia Daily Tribune  - 1998 to Current
  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

• USA Today – 1987 to Current
  Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

• America’s News Collection
  Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. 

• WestLaw
  Westlaw is a legal database that includes secondary and primary legal sources. It contains statutes, codes, arbitrations, and case law. Westlaw also includes the legal encyclopedias, journals, treatises, and law reviews. Also includes public and private business information and coverage of news and broadcast information sources.

• Policy File Index
  Policy File Index grants users access to timely, updated information from over 350 public policy think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.

• GovSearch
  GovSearch provides a single, authoritative source for contact information for government decision and policy makers.

• Congressional Digest
  Provides a neutral analysis of current controversies. Reports on pros and cons, background and verbatim arguments of legislation before Congress, each issue dealing with one law under consideration.

• Statistical Abstracts of the World
  ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the World aggregates the statistical abstracts of approximately 70 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface.

• Statistical Abstracts of the United States
  The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

• Health Affairs
  Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues as cost, quality, and access.

• HeinOnline Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
  Hundreds of titles that analyze the controversial topic of gun regulation in America, including periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, congressional hearings, CRS reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more.

• HeinOnline Civil Rights and Social Justice
  Study the expansion of civil rights in America through government publications, legislation, Supreme Court briefs, and more.

• HeinOnline LGBTQ+ Rights
  A collection of materials relating to the gay rights movement in America, including an interactive timeline, as well as subject-coded court cases, scholarly articles, books, pamphlets, reports, and more.

• CQ Researcher (Available in-library only)
  CQ Researcher creates an in depth report each week for a different issue in the news. Every report covers different sides of the issue and contains charts, graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, and a list of resources.

• Missouri CaseNet (Library terminals only)
  CaseNet is your access to the Missouri state courts automated case management system. From here you are able to inquire about case records and access case documents.

• State and Local Government Review (Available in-library only)
  State and Local Government Review is the premier journal of scholarship, practical engagement, and discourse on state and local governance.

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The Legislative Library also maintains extensive print collections organized into the categories listed below.

• Small book collection focused on Missouri History and legislative policy (Search library print materials using the Legislative Library Catalog)
• Legislative History materials (Browse our growing collection of digitized materials using our new Legislative History Database).
• Revised Statutes of Missouri (1825 – Present)
• House and Senate Journals (1800 - Present)
• Session Laws (Territorial Assembly – Present)
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Policy Journals
• Law Reviews
• Missouri State Government Documents
• Missouri Constitutional Convention reports

Contact us for more information!