The links on this site http://www.lwvmi.org/ are posted by the League of Women Voters of Michigan to provide information for site users. Links included on this LWVMI site do not imply endorsement of the linked site.

CHILDREN

The PBS Kids Democracy Project
Attractive and appropriately presented site for kids. Sections include "How does government affect me?" and "President For a Day." Classroom resources section.
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/ kids/

GOVERNMENT SITES

Capitol Advantage
Capitol Advantage contains information about online advocacy tools, Congressional directories, consulting, political web content, data on elected officials, and web development.
http://www.capwiz.com/

Firstgov.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal
http://firstgov.gov/

The Library of Congress
Features information on Library use (catalogs, collections and research), copyright, exhibitions (an on-line gallery), history (American Memory and Today in History), news, events, and more.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/

The National Archives and Records Administration
Research government documents, library materials, the Federal Register, veterans' service records, family history/geneology, and more.
http://www.nara.gov/

Thomas: US Legistative Information
House and Senate: legislation, Congressional Record, and committee information.
http://thomas.loc.gov/

The U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

NEWS AND MEDIA

The Almanac of Policy Issues
provides comprehensive links and background information on major U.S. public policy issues.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/

Congressional Quarterly
offers political analysis and complete coverage of the year's House, Senate and governor's races.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/news/cq/

C-Span
http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/

Editor and Publisher Interactive
Editor and Publisher is a 115-year-old magazine covering the newspaper industry in North America. This is the company's news and industry information web site.
http://www.mediainfo.com/

Gongwer News
Information relevant to legislative and State Department activities since 1906.
http://www.gongwer.com/>

Public Record Locator
Over 7,000 free, searchable public record databases.
http://www.searchsystems.net/

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

ecobizport.com
A compilation of environmental sites
http://www.ecobizport.com/

epodunk.com
Community profiles, local political info, hospital accreditation and performance reports, nonprofit resources, relocation information, and more.
http://www.epodunk.com/

The Joyce Foundation
Based in Chicago, the Joyce Foundation supports efforts to strengthen public policies in ways that improve the quality of life in the Great Lakes region.
http://www.joycefdn.org/

The Michigan Environmental Council
http://www.mecprotects.org/

The Michigan Nonprofit Association
Promoting the awareness and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector and advancing the cause of volunteerism and philanthropy in the state of Michigan.
http://www.mnaonline.org/

michiganrecylces.org
The Michigan Recycling Coalition
http://www.michiganrecycles.org/

The Michigan Teacher Network
A wealth of information about Michigan education including individual school listings (Michigan Educators' Library).
http://mtn.merit.edu/

The United Nations homepage
http://www.un.org/

RESOURCES ABOUT GOVERNMENT

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Programs in Democracy, Poverty, Civil Liberties and Criminal Justice.
http://www.brennancenter.org/

Constitution Day (Sept. 17th) resources
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blconstday.htm
http://www.ed.gov/free/constitution/index.html (US government website in the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence site )
http://www.civiced.org/byrd/?page=General_Information (Information and lesson plans, by grade, provided by The Center for Civic Education)

Federal Campaign Expenditures
A Federal Elections Commission Information website: a place to discover who gave what to which Federal candidates when.
http://www.tray.com/FECInfo/index.html-ssi

First Gov.Gov
"Your first click to U.S. government information."
http://www.firstgov.gov/

Governing 2005 Sourcebook Online Supplement
One-stop shopping for links to home pages of states, legislatures, major cities and counties, government-related national associations and research organizations.
http://www.governing.com/source.htm

Initiative and Referendum Institute
Non-partisan information about the initiative and referendum process at the local, statewide and national level, and a glimpse of what is happening around the world.
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/

MichiganVotes.org
Michigan's Legislature at your fingertips. Search through this session's legislation, check your legislator's voting record, or even stay updated by email as bills move through the legislature.
http://www.michiganvotes.org

Publius
Ballot generator and election information online.
http://www.publius.org/

State and Local Government on the Net
Links to information for all fifty states plus other entities which are government sponsored internet sites.(Be sure to have the LWVMI site bookmarked.)
http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

Stateline.org
Articles about issues of special interest to the States
http://www.stateline.org/stateline/

U of MI Governmental Resources
Michigan state and local government on the web.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/mich.html

WOMEN

Suffrage History
http://www.hbo.com/films/ironjawedangels/history/

Women in world history
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/

Women's Resources
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of women's resources on the web.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/women.html