One of the core goals of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is in making its findings available to policymakers at both the local and state level as well as other interested stakeholders. In addition to regularly-published reports, the MPPS staff have presented their findings at state and regional conferences. These presentations are available as PDFs below and can be printed in landscape orientation. Please note, many of these files are upwards of 20 MB in size and may require several minutes to download over slower connections.
To request a presentation of MPPS findings, please contact CLOSUP by email (closup-mpps@umich.edu) or by phone (734-647-4091).
List of MPPS Presentations:
2020
2020 May –U-M Public Finance Seminar (PFFLS) – Perceptions of Local Government Fiscal Health and Fiscal Stress: Evidence from Quantile Regressions
2020 February – University of Michigan Wolverine Caucus, Lansing, MI – Taking the Pulse of Local Government Leaders on Fiscal Health: Slow Recovery from the Great Recession Poses Concerns About the Future
2020 February – Michigan University-wide Sustainability & Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 – Energy policies and environmental leadership among Michigan’s local governments: Data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey
2019
2019 November – Michigan Association of Counties Podcast 83 – Episode 17: Survey results on local governments’ preparations for a recession (audio only)
2019 August – SaveMICity Podcast – Episode 15: Debra Horner on U-M Annual Public Policy Survey (audio only)
2019 April – Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference – Examining Board Relations: Township Officials’ Views from the Michigan Public Policy Survey
2018
2018 December – Michigan Department of Treasury – Fiscal Health Insights from the Michigan Public Policy Survey
2018 October – National Center for Public Performance (NCPP) Annual Conference at Suffolk University, Boston, MA – Performance Management among Michigan Local Governments: Attitudes and Practices
2018 October – MPPS Webinar: MPPS Webinar: Michigan local government leaders' views on marijuana policy
2018 September – Michigan Municipal League (MML) and Michigan Association of Planners (MAP) Annual Conference – Civic Discourse in Michigan: Insights from Local Leaders
2018 September – Michigan Municipal League (MML) and Michigan Association of Planners (MAP) Annual Conference – Perceptions of Planning: Insights from Local Leaders
2018 August – Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) Annual Conference – Local officials’ assessments of Michigan’s current direction and state government performance
2018 July – MSU Extension Current Issues Affecting Michigan Local Governments Webinar Series – Local officials' assessments about Michigan's current direction and state government performance
2018 May – Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) – Local Government Officials' Views on Water and Environmental Issues
2018 February – Presentation to Ford School class PubPol 587 on performance management among Michigan local governments
2018 January – MPPS Webinar: Workforce issues & challenges for Michigan local governments
2017
2017 November – CLOSUP Lecture Series at the Ford School – Michigan Local Officials' Views on Election Administration in their Jurisdictions
2017 October – Michigan Political Science Association (MIPSA) Annual Conference – Using Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Data in your Classroom
2017 April – Michigan Townships Association Conference – Township Official's Views on State-Local Government Relations
2017 March – Flint Water Infrastructure Conference – Michigan Local Officials' Perceptions of Drinking Water Infrastructure Challenges
2017 January – University of Michigan Water Center – Local government views on drinking water infrastructure. See the Youtube video or read the presentation summary.
2017 January – Michigan Department of Natural Resources – The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) and MDNR Future Initiatives
2016
2016 November – Midwest Association for Political Opinion Research – No more mixed-mode? Recontacting government officials in a post-fax age
2016 October – Michigan Political Science Association Annual Conference – Using Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Data in your Classroom
2016 October – Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs Annual Conference – The Fire Service: A Local Perspective
2016 September – Michigan Association of Counties Annual Conference – Funding local government in Michigan: a broken system?
2016 September – League of Women Voters, Troy, MI – Local Leaders' Assessments of Police-Community Relations in Michigan
2016 September – Webinar on Michigan's system of funding local government, with the Citizen's Research Council of Michigan
2016 April – Michigan Department of Civil Rights – Local Leaders' Assessments of Police-Community Relations in Michigan
2015
2015 November – University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning – From Fiscal Health to Transportation Policy: Accessing MPPS Data
2015 October – Michigan Political Science Association Conference – Michigan Local Governments in Persistent Fiscal Decline
2015 October – Webinar with Citizens Research Council of Michigan on Trends in Local Government Fiscal Health
2015 September – Michigan Municipal League Annual Conference – Michigan local government officials' views on pension and OPEB obligations: a statewide overview from the MPPS
2015 July – Michigan Local Government Management Association (MLGMA) – Local government fiscal health: Self-assessments vs. external evaluations
2015 May – Great Lakes Commission – Survey Research on the Great Lakes
2015 April – University of Michigan Water Center – Survey Research on the Great Lakes (and fracking, too)
2015 April – Monthly meeting of Grand Traverse County local government officials – Michigan Local Government Fiscal Health: A Northern Michigan and Grand Traverse County Perspective
2015 March – Ford School Master's course on Public Management – performance management among Michigan local governments
2015 February – Press Conference – Lansing, MI, regarding MPPS report on Michigan's roads
2015 February – Municipal Finance Restructuring Concepts Workgroup – The MPPS and Michigan Local Government Fiscal Health Tracking
2015 January – Michigan Townships Association Annual Educational Conference – trends in local government ethics
2014
2014 October – Michigan Political Science Association Conference – trends in Michigan local government fiscal health 2009-2014
2014 October – Michigan Political Science Association Conference – who should regulate? a comparison of Michigan local leaders and Michigan citizens
2014 October – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch – trends in Michigan local government fiscal health
2014 March – Midwest Public Affairs Conference – local government officials' assessments of placemaking as an economic development strategy: a view from Michigan
2014 March – Michigan Municipal League (MML) Capital Conference – trends in local fiscal health and funding local government in Michigan
2014 March – Michigan Municipal League's Legislative Governance Committee – Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS): Survey data on Michigan's local governments: 10 waves and counting
2013
2013 November – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch "What's after Bankruptcy?" Workshop – trends in local fiscal health and funding local government in Michigan
2013 July – Michigan Local Government Management Association Summer Workshop – funding local government in Michigan: a broken system?
2013 June – Wayne County/WCCC Forum: Broken Municipal Funding Model – trends in local fiscal health and funding local government in Michigan
2013 May – CAPPA Research Conference in Public Management – local government officials' assessments of data use and performance management efforts
2013 April – Michigan Municipal League (MML) Capital Conference – trends in local fiscal health and funding local government in Michigan
2013 April – Ford School Master's course on Public Management – findings on Citizen Engagement among Michigan Local Governments
2013 March – Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum – findings on the system of funding of local government
2013 February – Wolverine Caucus – findings on the system of funding of local government
2013 January – Michigan Townships Association (MTA) Annual Conference – findings on Citizen Engagement in Michigan Townships
2012
2012 September – Michigan Capital Area Chapter, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference – Spring 2012 MPPS Emergency Manager law (PA4) findings
2012 April – Oakland County City Managers Association monthly meeting – findings on the EVIP program
2012 March – Michigan Municipal League (MML) Capital Conference – Local Government Performance Management and the EVIP program findings
2012 February – Michigan Local Government Management Association (MLGMA) Winter Institute – findings on the EVIP program
2011
2011 December – South Oakland County Mayor's Association – Oakland County results from the Spring 2011 MPPS fiscal data and Fall 2011 data on the EVIP program findings
2011 December – Michigan Local Government Benchmarking Consortium Conference – Fall 2011 Local Government Performance Management findings
2011 September – Michigan Capital Area Chapter, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference – Spring 2011 MPPS fiscal data findings
2011 September – Michigan Capital Area Chapter, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference – Fall 2010 MPPS data findings on intergovernmental cooperation
2010
2010 October – 11th Annual Lent Upson Lecture at Wayne State University – Spring 2010 MPPS fiscal data findings
2010 April – Michigan Municipal League (MML) Capital Conference – Fall 2009 MPPS findings on Education Workforce Development
2010 March – Michigan House of Representatives Urban Policy committee – MPPS program overview and Spring 2010 MPPS fiscal data findings
2009
2009 September – Michigan Municipal League (MML) Annual Convention – Spring 2009 MPPS fiscal data findings