"Google and four U.S. states have partnered to improve the amount of data Google indexes from their Web sites and makes available to users of its search engine."

"The search giant helps four states get online data indexed and helps create custom search engines for government Web sites."

Here are some different perspectives on the work Google is doing with state governments:

• Google courts government sector webmasters [1] Infoworld April 30, 2007
• Google pushes U.S. states to open public records [2] CNN.com / AP April 30, 2007
• Google Helps States Surface Government Information [3] by Chris Sherman, Search Engine Land Apr. 30, 2007
• Googling state government documents [4] By Elinor Mills CNET News.com April 29, 2007