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Federal Information

9/11 Commission Full Report
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Bureau of Consular Affairs passport information
Cabinet Level Departments
Census Bureau Web Pages latest population information
         American Factfinder U.S. Census statistics by city, county, and state
         Census 2000: Rankings, Comparisons, and Summaries
         Census Tract Street Locator statistics for each census tract
         Demographic Profiles: Census 2000 state, county, and city profiles

Commerce Business Daily government procurements, contracts, etc.
Copyright Office includes forms from the Library of Congress
Department of Labor
FECinfo campaign finance data
Federal Citizen Information Center federal consumer publications
Federal Election Commission
Federal Register rules and notices of federal agencies and executive orders
Federal Trade Commission including consumer protection & business guidance
FedStats statistics from seventy U.S. government agencies
Fifty States.com information on each U.S. state
FirstGov one-stop access to all online federal government resources
GPO Access federal information from the Government Printing Office
Grants.gov
search and apply for government grants
Internal Revenue Service federal tax forms
Labor Statistics consumer price indexes, unemployment rates
Legal Information Institute search Supreme Court decisions & U.S. Code
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto safety data
Opensecrets.org information on elections and candidates
Political Resources on the Net international in scope
Presidential Candidates for 2004 election, from Congress.org
Project Vote Smart find elected representatives using zip code
Political Graveyard information on deceased officeholders
Social Security Online
Supreme Court of the United States
Thomas search bills before Congress
Trade Information Center U.S. Department of Commerce
University of Michigan Documents Center federal, local & international info
U.S. Code searchable online version of U.S. Code from Legal Information Institute
U.S. Congress Votes Database every vote in Congress since 1991
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office search patents online
U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Senate
The White House

Michigan Information

Census & Statistical Data for Michigan from Michigan.gov
Citizen's Guide to State Government Library of Michigan (in Adobe Acrobat)
Bureau of Commercial Services consumer protection, licensing & enforcement
Frequently Requested Michigan Public Acts from the Law Library of Michigan
Michigan Association of Counties
Michigan Bureau of Elections
Michigan Courts
Michigan Department of Treasury includes link to state tax forms
Michigan Elections and Politics from Michigan Electronic Library
Michigan Governor's Office
Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan In Brief reference handbook about Michigan
Michigan Legislature search bills before state legislature
Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning traffic crash data
Michigan Secretary of State Online Michigan driver license information
Michigan Senate
Michigan State Government links to state departments and agencies
Michigan Statistics from Michigan Electronic Library
Michigan Townships Association
Michigan Unclaimed Property Division
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
State and Local Governments on the Net
State Census Data Michigan Quick Facts-census data from U.S. Census Bureau

Local Information

City of Rochester
City of Rochester Hills includes current council packet and past minutes
League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Rochester Unit
Michigan State Representative 45th District
Michigan State Senator
12th District 
Oakland County
         Oakland County Community Profiles
         Oakland County Databook

Oakland County Road Commission
Oakland Township
SEMCOG Online Southeast Michigan Council of Government

Politics & Elections

Elections 2006 from University of Michigan Library Documents Center
Factcheck.org
monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by U.S. politicians

FECinfo
campaign finance data
Federal Election Commission
League of Women Voters' Voter Guides
Open Secrets
guide to money in politics
Project Vote Smart
 find elected local representatives using zip code
Publius.org voting information, including voting locations and election ballots
Your Vote Matters  voter's registration forms online

Tax Information

City of Detroit Tax Forms
City of Pontiac Tax Forms
FedWorld Tax Form Search older tax forms 
Income Tax Resources from the Rochester Hills Public Library
Internal Revenue Service federal tax forms
Michigan Tax Forms from Michigan Department of Treasury
State Tax Resources out-of-state tax forms from Michigan Electronic Library   


Updated 04/17/08.  Please direct comments to Steve Philips at philipss@rhpl.org