Librarians love lists, and my co-workers asked me what blogs I like to follow. While I follow many blogs, today I am listing a few of the government blogs that I like. Some of these blogs are also posting their updates automatically to Twitter, the micro-blogging service. KCLL Klues is not doing that yet, but who knows, maybe we will in the future. Here is the list of my favorite government blogs, in no particular order.

King County News Blog – This is the local county blog. Its purpose is to create a dialog with county residents about transportation issues. This blog also uses Twitter to get its message out to the people.

King County’s EcoConsumer – This blog comes from the Solid Waste Division for King County. Tom Watson blogs about ways to “reduce, reuse and recycle.” He also updates via Twitter.

All Consuming – This is my hands down favorite state blog. It comes from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Its stated purpose is to help consumers ”find information to make you a wiser consumer. Know your legal rights. Receive the heads-up on new scams. Discover emerging marketplace trends.” The primary blogger here is the media relations manager. She does a terrific job! This blog also is on Twitter.

Governor Gregoire’s Latest News Feed – This comes from the Governor’s office. I do not consider this a true blog, but a way to post the news releases of the Governor’s Office. But if you want to find out quickly what the Governor is doing, this RSS feed will help.

GovGab – This is the blog for the USA.gov web site from the Federal government. It is “focused on how to make daily life easier with helpful, perhaps little-known, government information.” This site uses five bloggers who post on issues ranging from Home and Family, Health, Money, Travel and other issues. They even have a category titled Fun.  

USCourts.gov News Library – This comes from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. It includes links to video news and to podcasts produced by the courts.

If you like to follow what is happening from local to state to the federal level, these blogs will help you keep up. Just subscribe to their feeds using your favorite blog reader.