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- Michigan local officials’ views on the next recession: timing, concerns, and actions taken (October 2019)
- Michigan local government preparations and concerns regarding the 2020 U.S. Census (September 2019)
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- New Governor, new evaluations of the direction Michigan is headed among local leaders (August 2019)
- Positive working relationships reported among Michigan’s local elected officials (June 2019)
- Community poverty and the struggle to make ends meet in Michigan, according to local government leaders (March 2019)
- The state of community civic discourse, according to Michigan’s local government leaders (December 2018)
- Despite sustained economic growth, Michigan local government fiscal health still lags (November 2018)
- Michigan local government leaders’ views on medical and recreational marijuana (September 2018)
- Rising confidence in Michigan’s direction among local leaders, but partisan differences remain (July 2018)
- Michigan local government officials weigh in on housing shortages and related issues (June 2018)
- Approaches to land use planning and zoning among Michigan's local governments (May 2018)
- Workforce issues and challenges for Michigan's local governments
(January 2018)
- Local leaders’ views on elections in Michigan: accuracy, problems, and reform options
(November 2017)
- Michigan local government officials report complex mix of improvement and decline in fiscal health, but with overall trend moving slowly upward
(October 2017)
- Michigan local leaders want their citizens to play a larger role in policymaking, but report declining engagement
(August 2017)
- Michigan local leaders' views on state preemption and how to share policy authority
(June 2017)
- Improving communication, building trust are seen as keys to fixing relationships between local jurisdictions and the State government
(May 2017)
- Local leaders more likely to support than oppose Michigan's Emergency Manager law, but strongly favor reforms
(Feb. 2017)
- Local government leaders' views on drinking water and water supply infrastructure in Michigan communities
(Nov. 2016)
- Michigan local leaders say property tax appeals are common, disagree with 'dark stores' assessing (Oct. 2016)
- Local officials say Michigan's system of funding local government is broken, and seek State action to fix it (Sept. 2016)
- Michigan local governments report first declines in fiscal health trend since 2010 (August 2016)
- Michigan local leaders' doubts continue regarding state's direction (July 2016)
- Emergency Medical Services in Michigan: challenges and approaches among local governments (July 2016)
- Firefighting services in Michigan: challenges and approaches among local governments (June 2016)
- Most local officials are satisfied with law enforcement services, but almost half from largest jurisdictions say their funding is insufficient (April 2016)
- Local leaders say police-community relations are good throughout Michigan, but those in large cities are concerned about potential civil unrest over police use-of-force (Feb. 2016)
- Responding to budget surplus vs. deficit: the preferences of Michigan's local leaders and citizens (Dec. 2015)
- Michigan's local leaders concerned about retiree health care costs and their governments's ability to meet future obligations (Oct. 2015)
- Fiscal health rated relatively good for most jurisdictions, but improvement slows and decline continues for many (Sept. 2015)
- Confidence in Michigan's direction declines among state's local leaders (August 2015)
- Michigan local government leaders’ views on private roads (July 2015)
- Few Michigan jurisdictions have adopted Complete Streets policies, though many see potential benefits (June 2015)
- Michigan local leaders have positive views on relationships with county road agencies, despite some concerns (May 2015)
- Michigan local government leaders say transit services are important, but lack of funding discourages their development (April 2015)
- Michigan local leaders see need for state and local ethics reform (March 2015)
- Local leaders say Michigan road funding needs major increase, but lack consensus on options that would raise the most revenue (Feb. 2015)
- Michigan local government leaders' views on employee pay and benefits (Jan. 2015)
- Despite increasingly formal financial management, relatively few Michigan local governments have adopted recommended policies (Dec. 2014)
- Most Michigan local officials are satisfied with their privatized services, but few seek to expand further (Nov. 2014)
- Michigan local governments finally pass fiscal health tipping point overall, but one in four still report decline (Oct. 2014)
- Beyond the coast, a tenuous relationship between Michigan local governments and the Great Lakes (Sept. 2014)
- Confidence in Michigan's direction holds steady among state's local leaders (Aug. 2014)
- Wind power as a community issue in Michigan (July 2014)
- Fracking as a community issue in Michigan (June 2014)
- The impact of tax-exempt properties on Michigan local governments (March 2014)
- Michigan's local leaders generally support Detroit bankruptcy filing despite some concerns (Feb. 2014)
- Michigan local governments increasingly pursue placemaking for economic development (Jan. 2014)
- Views on right-to-work legislation among Michigan's local government leaders (Dec. 2013)
- Michigan local governments continue seeking, and receiving, union concessions (Oct. 2013)
- Michigan local government fiscal health continues gradual improvement, but smallest jurisdictions lagging (Oct. 2013)
- Local leaders evaluate state policymaker performance and whether Michigan is on the right track (Aug. 2013)
- Trust in government among Michigan's local leaders and citizens (July 2013)
- Citizen engagement in the view of Michigan's local government leaders (May 2013)
- Beyond trust in government: government trust in citizens? (March 2013)
- Local leaders support reforming Michigan's system of funding local government (Jan. 2013)
- Local leaders support eliminating Michigan's Personal Property Tax if funds are replaced, but distrust state follow-through (Nov. 2012)
- Michigan's local leaders satisfied with union negotiations (Oct. 2012)
- Michigan's local leaders are divided over the state's emergency manager law (Sept. 2012)
- Fiscal stress continues for hundreds of Michigan jurisdictions, but conditions trend in positive direction overall (Sept. 2012)
- Michigan's local leaders more positive about Governor Snyder's performance, more optimistic about the state's direction (July 2012)
- Data-driven decision-making in Michigan local government (June 2012)
- State funding incentives increase local collaboration but also raise concerns (March 2012)
- Officials react to funding incentives (Jan. 2012)
- Fiscal health continues decline, though some trends have eased in 2011 (Oct. 2011)
- Public sector unions in Michigan: their presence and impact according to local government leaders (Aug. 2011)
- Assessments of state's direction and state policymaker job performance (Aug. 2011)
- Local government and environmental leadership (July 2011)
- Local leaders mostly positive on intergovernmental cooperation (March 2011)
- Local government pay and benefits (Feb. 2011)
- Support for economic gardening (Nov. 2010)
- Coping with fiscal, service, and staffing pressures (Aug. 2010)
- Promoting participation in the U.S. Census (Aug. 2010)
- Fiscal stimulus package impacts (May 2010)
- Fall 2009 key findings (April 2010)
- Low trust in Lansing (March 2010)
- Spring 2009 key findings (Oct. 2009)
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