Spring 2023 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage
THE SPRING 2023 MICHIGAN PUBLIC POLICY SURVEY
- Topics:
- Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for local governments; housing; public sector unions and negotiations; right-to-work legislation; right direction vs. wrong track for state and country; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; relationship between the State & local governments; the state of democracy
- Methodology:
- This survey ran from February 6 to April 17, 2023 and received responses from 70% of jurisdictions.
- Survey questionnaire
- Data tables
- Publications:
- MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of democratic functioning improve from 2021 low, but first signs of trouble at local level emerge (December 2023)
- MPPS Policy Brief: Challenges continue for state-local relations, according to Michigan local government leaders (November 2023)
- MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local governments’ ability to find, get, and manage state and federal grants (October 2023)
- Local government leaders sounding alarms over housing shortages spreading across Michigan (September 2023)
- Michigan local government leaders’ views on their employee unions: few changes in relationships or impacts as Right-to- Work comes and goes (July 2023)
- MPPS Policy Brief: Challenges for Michigan local governments with ARPA spending continue, particularly in project costs and procurement (June 2023)
- MPPS Policy Brief: Despite two-year trend of improvement, most Michigan local officials continue to say the state is on the wrong track (May 2023)
Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2023 MPPS was provided by the following people:
- Amy Hovey, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
- Gary Heidel, MSHDA
- Tiffany King, MSHDA
- Luke Forrest, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM)
- Shanna Draheim, Michigan Municipal League
- Mike Selden, Michigan Townships Association
- Derek Melot, Michigan Association of Counties
- Mary Schulz, Michigan State University
The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made by the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of advisory committee members or others who provided input.