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Citizens Research Council of Michigan
  • Analyzes state and local government finances and organization (e.g. tax assessments, funding a new Detroit stadium)
  • Research reports on policy proposals as well as selected testimony before the state legislature
  • Web site indexes publications since 1916 and provides the text of some publications
 
Gongwer News Service
  • Behind-the-scenes political report on the Michigan Legislature and legislation
  • Quotations by legislators and lobbyists made on the floor, in committee, and in news conferences
  • Coverage begins with September 1993
  • Searchable by date or keyword
  • Single-site password available in Documents Center; ask staff for sign-on
 
House Legislative Analyses
 
  • Summaries of all House bills and Senate bills referred to the House
  • Analyzes problem the bill addresses, impact, pros and cons
  • Full-text copies are available under bill number in the Michigan Legislature web site beginning 1997
  • Paper copies of older analyses filed by bill number at the U Mich Law Library
Institute of Public Policy and Social Research (MSU)
Search publications by keyword for an analysis of current Michigan public opinion polls on policy issues 
Legislative Analyses (Mich. Dept. of Consumer and Industry Services)
  • Full text of selective analyses within the department's purview, 1996+
  • Includes insurance, real estate, accounting, partial-birth abortions
LexisNexis State Capital (UMich Only)
  • Full text of bills since 1991 and bill status since 1990
  • Indexes current codes and administrative regulations of all states
    • May be searched by state and keyword or across states by keyword
  • Annotations include links to relevant court decisions
Michigan in Brief
  • Analyzes 65 issues likely to come before the State Legislature
  • Examples include AIDS, assisted suicide, casinos, civil rights, crime, firearms, Headlee Amendment, roads, taxes and welfare reform
  • Provides background with statistics, pro and con arguments, and web or address sources for additional information
  • Appendices address a variety of non-legislative issues (foundations, volunteerism, basic statistics and state symbols)
Michigan Municipal League
  • Summary of proposed state legislation affecting local governments
  • Federal/state relations, environment, and public works
  • Includes links to bills and Michigan Municipal League position
  • Municipal lobbying primer
Senate Fiscal Agency Reports
  • List of special and recurring reports on economic issues of legislative concern (e.g. prisons, local government debt, charter schools) beginning 1994
    • Full text available beginning June 1996
  • Selected analyses of bills before the State Legislature beginning 1997
Stateline (PEW Research Center)
  • Summary of news articles about state legislative issues for all 50 states
  • States can be compared and ranked on population, economic, crime, budget, and environmental factors
 
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