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The University of Michigan moves to modernize government financial reporting

Jun 17, 2022 Reason Foundation

In 2002, three academic researchers proposed applying eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) to state and local government financial reporting to make municipal data more digestible and publicly available. Now 20 years later, the University...

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University of Michigan and XBRL US Launch Public Review of Government Data Standards

Jun 16, 2022 Bloomberg.com

XBRL US, a nonprofit standards organization, and the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, announced the publication of digital financial data standards for local...

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University of Michigan and XBRL US Launch Public Review of Government Data Standards

Jun 16, 2022 Yahoo!

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MSU creates tool to measure election fairness district-wide

Jun 15, 2022 The State News

Michigan State University recently launched the Partisan Advantage Tracker, a user-friendly tool that helps the public assess election fairness and track election outcomes. MSU Professor of Economics and Political Science Jon X. Eguia collaborated...

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Washington Insider: Republican Opposition to Carbon Tax

Jun 9, 2022 DTN/The Progressive Farmer

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Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs - University of Michigan News

Jun 9, 2022 Planet's Water

The turmoil surrounding the city of Flint-most notably stemming from its lead-tainted water crisis-has become a cautionary tale for other Rust Belt cities struggling to balance their budgets, provide services and attract new...

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Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs

Jun 9, 2022 Spot On Michigan

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GOP to rule out carbon tax

Jun 8, 2022 The Hill

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Survey: Half Of Local Gov'ts Negative On Remote Hearings

Jun 3, 2022 Gongwer (subscription required)

A statewide survey of local governments found that nearly half of local officials found the conducting of meetings remotely decreased the overall quality of government meetings. The findings were part of a spring 2021 survey from the Michigan Public...

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Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities

Jun 1, 2022 The University Record

More than half of Michigan’s local officials say that moving government meetings online during the pandemic decreased the overall quality of such gatherings, according to a University of Michigan...

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Michigan leaders support recycling programs, but struggle to implement

May 14, 2022 Mlive

Leaders of Michigan communities both large and small overwhelmingly agree recycling remains important, but they face challenges to implement recycling programs for their residents. A recent University of Michigan public policy survey showed...

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

May 12, 2022 Circle of Blue

Michigan has had its share of disasters. Dams collapsed after heavy rains, flooding Midland. A sinkhole the size of a football field was caused by a sewer collapse in Macomb County. And in Flint, children were exposed to lead-contaminated...

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Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

May 9, 2022 Great Lakes Now

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Short-changing Michigan local governments tied to deteriorating water systems

May 9, 2022 Bridge Michigan

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Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

May 9, 2022 Interlochen Public Radio

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A brief change in Michigan’s local government is due to the deterioration of the water system

May 9, 2022 Michigan News Time

Another tax change also occurred due to the Great Recession. Sales taxes are sent to the state, and some are redistributed to cities, villages and towns. Part of this is provided by the Constitution. The second formula, called the statutory share,...

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Leiser comments on state disinvestment in local government

May 9, 2022 Michigan Radio

Michigan Radio reports that disinvestment in Michigan's local governments has had a direct effect on the deterioration of basic infrastructure, especially water and sewage systems. Stephanie Leiser, who leads the Michigan Local Government Fiscal...

Leiser on building a better local government financial reporting system

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Michigan Radio amplifies CLOSUP report on recycling

May 2, 2022 Michigan Radio

A recent CLOSUP report shows growing enthuiasm for and access to recycling services among Michigan's local governments. Michigan Radio interviewed Debra Horner, one of the report's authors, about the findings: "It’s not so much that there’s a lack...

Michigan Radio amplifies CLOSUP report on recycling

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Report: A majority of Michigan has access to recycling services

May 2, 2022 Michigan Radio

An overwhelming majority of Michigan’s residents have access to at least some form of recycling in the state. That’s according to a new report from the University of...

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DBusiness Daily Update: Survey: Michigan’s Leaders Express Importance of Recycling, and More

Mar 22, 2022 DBusiness.com

The majority of Michigan leaders report recycling is somewhat or very important to their community members, with 65 percent of officials from the state’s largest jurisdictions saying recycling issues are very important in their communities,...

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Ivacko and Bednar comment on issues surrounding Ford's Tennessee investment

Mar 20, 2022 The Detroit News

“There’s a lot to learn from what’s happened in Michigan. We’ve experienced … state takeovers of minority communities,” said Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, on Tennessee’s takeover of a predominantly...

Ivacko and Bednar comment on issues surrounding Ford's Tennessee investment

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Are government officials ethical in office?

Mar 18, 2022 Interlochen Public Radio

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Ford's $5.6B Tennessee investment pulled into dustup between small town and state officials

Mar 18, 2022 The Detroit News

Ford Motor Co.'s $5.6 billion investment in west Tennessee is being cited in a controversial move by the state's Comptroller of the Treasury to take financial control of a small, predominantly Black town just miles from Blue Oval City, the future...

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How we should think about the government's budget - Leiser

Mar 14, 2022 WXYZ

Many Americans use the analogy of a pie to think about the government budget. But, Sarah Leiser, lecturer of public policy and leader of the Michigan Local Government Fiscal Health Project at CLOSUP, says there's another way to think about it. "It...

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Pi Day Discussion: Why government budgets aren't analogous to a pie sliced and served

Mar 14, 2022 WXYZ TV 7

DETROIT (WXYZ) — On Pi Day, many people celebrate by eating pie. We decided it would be a good time to talk about how many people look at government funding like pie being sliced up, and some say there is a different perspective to...

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Analysis: Michigan GOP lawmakers silent as party leader, others spread incendiary rhetoric

Feb 10, 2022 Detroit Free Press

An unceasing stream of social media posts and statements recently from both well-known and low-profile Michigan Republicans promoting radical actions by their followers are prompting accusations of racism and violence. The rhetoric and its purveyors...

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Gears up for a Reelection Fight

Feb 8, 2022 Hour Detroit

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has a different, possibly truly novel reason for refusing to say whether she’d run for governor or some other job in 2026 if she wins a second four-year term in 2022: She’s not entirely sure American...

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Ivacko weighs in on 2022 Secretary of State election

Feb 7, 2022 HOUR Detroit

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is preparing for the 2022 election. So far, her Republican opponents don't seem viable based on their extreme views. “If the GOP nominates QAnon conspiracy theorists, Benson will have an easier path...

Ivacko on federal infrastructure dollars in Michigan

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The Russians Are Coming: Are Beijing And Moscow At The Cusp Of A Formal Alliance?

Feb 3, 2022 Scoop NZ

It should matter little to the Chinese that American diplomats and a handful of their western allies will not be attending the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. What truly matters is that the Russians are...

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The Russians are coming: Are Beijing and Moscow at the cusp of a formal alliance?

Jan 31, 2022 Middle East Monitor

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