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The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a program of biannual state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan, was launched by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in 2009. The surveys cover a wide range of issues important to local and state governance, such as fiscal, budgetary and operational policy, fiscal health, public sector compensation, workforce development, local-state governmental relations, intergovernmental collaboration, privatization, economic development strategies and initiatives such as placemaking and economic gardening, the role of local government in environmental sustainability, energy topics such as hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and wind power, trust in government, views on state policymaker performance, and much more.
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| Wave | Q# | Question Text | Data Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | Q10 |
Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development Finances, fiscal health, Development conditions, Business conditions |
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| Spring 2019 | Q5 |
Now thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Finance Budget and Operations, Economic Development Finances, fiscal health, Development conditions, Business conditions |
Data Table |
| Spring 2018 | Q18a |
To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Affordable housing Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Services Poverty, Service provision, Service demand, Human services |
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| Spring 2018 | Q18b |
To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Emergency housing (homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, warming centers, etc.) Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Services Poverty, Service provision, Service demand, Human services |
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| Spring 2018 | Q18c |
To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if the following are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and-- if so-- whether those needs are being met. Emergency food (food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.) Community and Social Issues, Economic Development, Services Poverty, Service provision, Service demand, Human services |
Data Table |