Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy
Research as a public service to the state and its communities
CLOSUP conducts, supports and fosters applied academic research to improve understanding of local, state, and urban policy issues.
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New MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local government leaders’ concerns about the health of democracy edge upward, including at local level
A new MPPS policy brief presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders on a variety of issues across the state for their assessments of...
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Fiscal Health Project
New Fiscal Health Project Report: The Fiscal Health of Michigan Local Governments 2021 - 2022
Following local government’s unprecedented responsibilities as first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic and their subsequent infusions of aid from...
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"The MPPS gathers data and opinions from community leaders that blanket the state of Michigan and we’re able to bring the information back to policymakers and related stakeholders around state government in Lansing. It’s designed as a public service to Michigan communities and the Michigan state government."
Tom Ivacko, CLOSUP Executive Director
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