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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 | Q49 |
How much of the time do you think you can trust other local governments in Michigan to do what is right? Governmental Relations Intergovernmental relations, Local government job performance, Trust in local government, Democracy |
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| Spring 2020 | Q51a |
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in your jurisdiction? Community and Social Issues Local government job performance, Democracy |
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| Spring 2019 | Q18a |
How concerned are you, if at all, about the potential impact of the next recession on your jurisdiction's quality and/or amount of services provided? Services, Finance Budget and Operations Service provision, Local government job performance, Service demand |
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| Spring 2019 | Q18b |
How concerned are you, if at all, about the potential impact of the next recession on your jurisdiction's general government operations? Finance Budget and Operations Local government job performance, General operations |
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| Spring 2019 | Q19 |
Whether or not your jurisdiction has taken any specific actions, in your opinion, how prepared today is your jurisdiction's government to deal with the next economic recession? Finance Budget and Operations Finances, fiscal health, Fiscal health/stress, Local government job performance |
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