Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Opt of out catalogs, etc Do you get lots of unwanted catalogs, credit card offers, spam email, etc? This post from GovGab may help. It lists ideas for getting off all sorts of direct mailing lists. I know the credit card offers directions work because I recently registered to be off those lists and the offers stopped almost immediately. Good luck! 1:26:29 PM

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Open Congress Do you use Facebook? Do you follow bills in Congress? If so, you might be interested in the Open Congress Facebook Application. "With the OpenCongress Facebook app, you can put bills that interest you on your Facebook profile. It's an easy way to tell your friends which pieces of legislation you are following. You can also add a comment about why you think the bill is important." (Found via the Free Government Information Blog) 12:39:39 PM

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Wind Turbines in Lake Michigan The Red Tape Blog has a report on Wind Turbines in Lake Michigan that could possibly be manufactured in Muskegon 1:04:17 PM

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Congressional Research Tutorial UC Berkley has created a wiki called CongresSearch which is a collection of tutorials on finding congressional information including bills, hearings, congressional debates, etc. 1:26:16 PM

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

United Nations Statistics Free Government Information reports on a new database of United Nations Statistics called UNData. "UNdata will improve the dissemination of statistics by UN's Statistics Division (UNSD) to the widest possible audience. It is an easy to use data access system that was developed to meet UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated information resource with current, relevant and reliable statistics free of charge to the global community. The design allows a user to access a large number of UN databases either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search." 12:08:01 PM

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Michigan's Labor Market Information The State of Michigan has created the Michigan's Labor Market Information website. "It is your one-stop source for reliable information on recent employment trends, wages, detailed industries, and jobs in demand. It also is a great source of economic information on Michigan regions and counties." Found via the Red Tape Blog. 3:52:28 PM

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Presidential Signing Statements The Free Government Information Blog reports that the American Presidency Project has archived all Presidential Signing Statements from Presidents Hoover through George W. Bush. The American Presidency Project is located at the Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara. The Signing Statements are searchable. 4:38:11 PM

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