The Outspoken Sportsman
hosted by Bill Moore
* Michigan Bill Tracker from the U.S. Sportsmans Alliance
Michigan Elected Officials
* Find your Michigan Representative
* Michigan Legislature, Session Schedules
* Tips for Communicating with your Elected Officials from the U.S. Sportsmans Alliance
* MDNR Current DNR Legislation Status Report
* MDNR Laws, Legislation & Department Orders
* The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
* Michigan Open Meetings Act 267 of 1976
The 1970s brought policy makers at the federal level and in many of the states to a renewed commitment to making government institutions "by and for the people." Several initiatives, including greater access to decision-making bodies and freedom of access to information, were embodied in public laws. Michigan's efforts resulted in passage of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Both public acts ensure that government will not be conducted in the proverbial "smoke-filled back rooms." The deliberation of public policy in the public forum provides an important check and balance in our system of government.
Closed sessions are allowed only for the limited purposes stated in Section 8 of the act.
Click here for Section 8 of the act.
* Freedom of Information, FOIA
You have a statutory right to inspect Michigan's public records using the state's Freedom of Information Act.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Public Act 442 of 1976, regulates and sets requirements for the disclosure of public records by all public bodies in the state. In general, all records except those specifically cited as exceptions are covered by the FOIA.
The below link is to our FOIA page. It includes information on FOIA's for the MDNR, MDEQ, State of Michigan and Federal Agencies. It includes laws, contact information to each agency and tutorials.
Click here for more FOIA information.
* The Situation Room from the U.S. Sportsmans Alliance
* Endangered Species Act of 1973
* Michigan's Threatened & Endangered Species
* The Federal Threatened & Endangered Species List
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