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State Government Documents
Oakland University Documents Center -- Welcome -- Kresge Library is an official depository for both US and Michigan governments publications. These materials can be accessed using the Voyager online catalog.
Government Documents Home Page

State and Local Documents:


Local Government Information

Some links to major governmental units close to Oakland University:  Oakland County, Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Pontiac

Here is a link to a site that will get you to all Michigan county, city and village websites.  And here is one for townships.

Michigan Economic Profiler (this site provides lots of economic date, both state-level and by county)

Michigan Municipal Codes of Ordinances (contains full-text of ordinance codes for Michigan municipalities)

Oakland County Friend of the Court Handbook (contains a PDF file for viewing or downloading the entire handbook and also links to specific sections)  

SEMCOG/Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (a link to the website of the major planning organization for communities in Oakland County and six other counties; useful current statistical data is included in Community Profiles)
 

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State Government


Michigan State Government Official Website (the state's official site, with links to just about every aspect of the Wolverine State's bureaucracy)

Governor's Office (here a direct link to the website of our state's chief executive)

Attorney General's Office (a link to the site of the state's top law enforcement officer)

Internet Law Library/Michigan (a handy dandy source of many things legal in nature, such as executive orders, the Administrative Code and selected municipal codes

Michigan Friend of the Court Handbook (describes the procedures available to all Friend of the Court  county offices to enforce the court's orders; in pdf format)

Michigan Supreme Court (this site allows you to search for opinions of the state's highest court, as well as lots of other things)

MI Kids (this award-winning site is aimed at helping children learn about state history, geography and government)

State Statutes (provides links to official state homepages with access to their legal codes)

University of Michigan Documents Center, Michigan (if it's on the web and it concerns the government of the state of Michigan, then you'll undoubtedly find it here)


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Michigan Legislature
 

Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate (lots of information about your representative and senator, session schedules, leadership, committees, caucuses and more)

Michigan Legislature Web Site (set up by the House, the Senate and the Michigan Legislative Council, this site offers everything you need to know regarding our state's legislation; it also provides access to Michigan Compiled Laws)

Public Acts (quick link to PDF format-version of bills that have been approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor since 1997)


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Census/Demographics/Statistics


Michigan State and County Quick Facts (from the United States Census Bureau, here's lots of people, business and geographic information)

Census & Statistical Data for Michigan (the state government's web page for all things demographical in nature)

Census 2000 School District Profiles (statistical data derived from the 2000 Census for Michigan's public school districts)

Michigan Uniform Crime Reports (offenses and arrests by individual crime, with some data down to county level)


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State and City Tax Forms
 

Michigan Tax Forms and Publications  (all the state's forms and publications)

City of Detroit (link providing both resident and nonresident forms for Motown)

Other City Forms (here are links to some other city forms, including Pontiac)
 

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Government Documents Home Page

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