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Report: Locals Fiscally Sound During COVID, Long-Term Unclear

Apr 12, 2024 Gongwer

Local governments generally found themselves fiscally sound during the coronavirus pandemic due to one-time infusions of federal aid, but long-term fiscal health is more varied and could be tough to navigate due to constraints on fiscal policy, a...

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New House map combats racial gerrymandering in Michigan Legislature

Apr 9, 2024 The Michigan Daily

Three federal judges approved new Michigan House of Representatives voting districts on March 27. The map’s passing followed a lawsuit, Agee v. Benson, filed March 23, 2022, that alleged illegal racial gerrymandering in 13 Detroit-area House and...

CLOSUP Updates

New Fiscal Health Project Report: The Fiscal Health of Michigan Local Governments 2021 - 2022

Apr 8, 2024

Following local government’s unprecedented responsibilities as first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic and their subsequent infusions of aid from the federal government, a new report from CLOSUP's Fiscal Health Project checks in on the fiscal...

Michigan local governments face ARPA spending challenges with inflation and supply chain issues

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Donald Trump's Enemy Is Making a Comeback

Feb 29, 2024 Newsweek

Former Representative Justin Amash, a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump, announced he is running in Michigan's Senate race, shaking up the GOP primary in an election that could determine which party controls the Senate in...

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Joe Biden's Chances of Losing Michigan Primary as He Faces Revolt

Feb 26, 2024 Newsweek

Michigan voters are heading to the polls to make their choice in the Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, as some progressives organized a movement to vote "uncommitted" to send a message to President Joe Biden about his support for...

CLOSUP Updates

New MPPS Report: Most Michigan local government officials say control over renewable energy projects should stay local

Feb 20, 2024

A new MPPS report presents the views of Michigan's local government leaders regarding the division of authority between state and local governments on planning and zoning for renewable energy projects. These findings are based on statewide surveys...

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A Tupperware party for solar panels: Ann Arbor bulk-buy program makes solar more affordable

Feb 14, 2024 Concentrate

In 2018, Ann Arbor resident Julie Roth vowed to take a break after two years of volunteering 20 hours a week. Then she attended an Ann Arbor District Library event about the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Roth thought of...

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Short Term Aid Doesn't Cure Fiscal Stress, Local Leaders Say in U-M Study

Feb 12, 2024 Gongwer

A recent survey of local leaders around the state found that short-term injections of "major financial aid" don't make a great difference in addressing municipal fiscal...

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'It's messy': The ups and downs of Michigan's inaugural citizens redistricting commission

Feb 1, 2024 The Detroit News

For six days in November, 88-year-old Susan Smith sat on a polished wooden bench in a windowless federal courtroom in Kalamazoo as judges heard hours of testimony on the future of Michigan’s legislative maps. The testimony, as is the case with...

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Michigan Recycling Trends Upward, More Efforts Needed to Offset Waste Disposal

Jan 28, 2024 Drawing Detroit

With a re-ignited commitment to sustainability, the State of Michigan has experienced an increase in the amount of materials being recycled. According to a 2023 report (2023 Michigan Recycling: State of the State) by the Michigan Department of...

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Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

Jan 28, 2024

The University of Michigan has published an experts guide to the 2024 elections. Ford School faculty are available to offer insights on relevant issues impacting the elections, including the following: Economics Betsey Stevenson, professor of...

Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

CLOSUP Updates

New MPPS Report: Survey of Michigan local leaders finds that a major short-term boost in financial aid doesn't change fundamentals of fiscal stress

Jan 23, 2024

A new MPPS report presents Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of their jurisdictions’ fiscal conditions and the actions they plan to take in the coming year, given their financial situations. These findings are based on statewide surveys...

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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed delivers MLK Day lecture at the Ford School

Jan 17, 2024 The Michigan Daily

The Ford School of Public Policy and Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy hosted Steven Reed, mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, to speak on his leadership and commitment to public service for the University of Michigan’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin...

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Home foreclosures up in Michigan, other states, real estate data firm finds

Jan 15, 2024 Michigan Public

Foreclosures were up 10% in 2023, according to a report from real estate date firm ATTOM. Michigan was ninth in total foreclosures, and thirteenth in foreclosure rate. Michigan had 12,490 total foreclosures and a foreclosure rate of 0.27% last...

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STUDY: Rural communities struggle to access grant funding

Dec 28, 2023 Interlochen Public Radio

Researchers from the University of Michigan have noticed a significant gap between rural and urban communities when it comes to getting state or federal funding. The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey asked local governments what they...

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Local relations with state government decline over time

Dec 22, 2023 Michigan Association of Counties Magazine

Public service delivery is a process that often depends on multiple levels of government, especially among the state and its local governments. As threats to American democracy have increased, working relationships across levels of government in our...

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Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of democratic functioning improve from 2021 low, but first signs of trouble at local level emerge

Dec 11, 2023

Michigan local leaders’ assessments of democracy at the national level have improved marginally for two years in a row after a sharp decline in 2021, largely due to fewer local officials rating American democracy as poorly functioning. Similarly,...

Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of democratic functioning improve from 2021 low, but first signs of trouble at local level emerge

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U.P. local government leaders identify challenges in getting state and federal grants

Dec 7, 2023 Rural Insights

Over the past few years, federal legislation such as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has made available unprecedented levels of funding for local government projects and...

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$5 million in grants available to Michigan communities that want more housing

Dec 7, 2023 Crain's Grand Rapids Business

The state’s housing agency aims to dangle a carrot in front of local governments as part of an effort to spur more housing. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) on Thursday rolled out $5 million in grants to support the state’s...

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$5 million in grants available to Michigan communities that want more housing

Dec 7, 2023 Crain's Detroit Business

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Opinion: Affordable housing is crucial for Michigan's employers and employees

Dec 7, 2023 Crain's Detroit Business

In every corner of our beautiful state, we hear from employers who wish to grow, but can’t … because of the lack of housing available for their...

CLOSUP Updates

New MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of democratic functioning improve from 2021 low, but first signs of trouble at local level emerge

Dec 6, 2023

A new policy brief presents the views of Michigan's local government leaders regarding the functioning of democracy in their jurisdictions, across the State of Michigan, and across the United States as a whole. These findings are based on statewide...

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LOCAL LEADERS DECLINING FAITH IN MICHIGAN STATE GOVERNMENT

Dec 5, 2023 Barrett & Greene Management Update

Typically, people use the phrase “state and local government,” as though they are two entirely separate sets of entities. But unless the states and their cities, counties and towns work together smoothly, impediments to progress abound. Some...

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Survey: Local Leaders Say Relations With State Gov't Strained

Nov 29, 2023 Gongwer

Local government leaders across Michigan reported in a recent survey a decline in satisfaction in their overall relationship with state government leaders may in part be due to changes in the partisan makeup of its leadership, a recent survey found....

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Home Builders V.P.: Michigan’s in a ‘housing crisis’

Nov 22, 2023 The Livingston Post

Dawn Crandall of the Home Builders Association of Michigan describes the state’s housing crisis as ongoing, with supply being limited, demand remaining really high and individuals seeking workforce housing getting “bumped even further down the...

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Ford School hosts talk on uplifting rural communities

Nov 16, 2023 The Michigan Daily

About 60 University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor community members gathered in Weill Hall Wednesday evening to listen to a conversation about rural communities and sustainability in the United States. Hosted by the Center for Local, State, and...

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WJR Radio Interview with Debra Horner on State-Local Relations in Michigan

Nov 15, 2023 WJR Radio

Dr. Debra Horner, senior program manager for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan, talks to Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds about their survey on the relationship between local officials and state...

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Challenges continue for state-local relations, according to Michigan local government leaders

Nov 10, 2023

Over half of Michigan local officials currently rate their jurisdiction’s overall relationship with the State government as just fair or even poor, while 34% of local officials say it is either good or excellent. It is an important relationship...

Challenges continue for state-local relations, according to Michigan local government leaders

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Meijer's impeachment vote makes it "significantly more challenging" for Republican Senate nomination - Ivacko

Nov 6, 2023 Newsweek

Tom Ivacko, Newsweek: "Criticism of Trump is one thing, but a vote to impeach is another, and won't easily be forgotten or forgiven by MAGA voters. So while many politicians can pivot or change their appeal to various factions, MAGA voters would be...

Meijer's impeachment vote makes it "significantly more challenging" for Republican Senate nomination - Ivacko

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Donald Trump's Enemy Wants to Return to Congress

Nov 6, 2023 Newsweek

Peter Meijer, a former Republican congressman who voted to impeach Donald Trump, is seeking a return...

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