
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: Challenges continue for state-local relations, according to Michigan local government leaders
A new policy brief presents local government officials’ assessments of the relationship between their jurisdiction and Michigan’s state government....
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Fiscal Health Project
Quantum leap
City of Flint and CLOSUP work toward transparency in municipal financial reporting
When City of Flint CFO Rob Widigan looks at his required annual...
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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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