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Michigan News release: Statewide election survey explores problems, potential reforms

Nov 6, 2017

ANN ARBOR—A statewide survey of local officials shows that a majority are very confident in their jurisdiction's ability to administer accurate elections, however, those in Michigan's largest cities and townships—which hold nearly half the...

CLOSUP Report: Civil discourse predominantly constructive in Michigan local governments

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Global Climate Meeting Will Forge Ahead, Despite Trump's Contempt

Nov 3, 2017 Scientific American

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Local government revenues lag state's economic recovery

Nov 3, 2017 Capital News Service

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Local government officials say they're losing authority

Oct 29, 2017 The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, MI

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When Lansing steps in for city hall: State legislators taking away more local decision-making

Oct 29, 2017 The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, MI

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Is the State Failing to Support Local Governments?

Oct 17, 2017 WDET Radio, 101.9 FM

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Michigan Policy Insiders Believe the next Governor will be a Democrat

Oct 17, 2017 Michigan Policy Wonk, IPPSR, MSU

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State bans stir critics to ask: Does Lansing know best?

Oct 16, 2017 The Detroit News

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Local Michigan officials: Fiscal recovery is mixed, but slightly positive overall

Oct 15, 2017 The County Press, Lapeer, MI

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Local Michigan officials: Fiscal Recovery Is Mixed, But Slightly Positive Overall

Oct 12, 2017 mitechnews.com

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Michigan Cities Say Fiscal Stability is Precariously Balanced

Oct 12, 2017 WDET Radio, 101.9 FM

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Michigan News release: Local leaders say recovery is mixed, but slightly positive overall

Oct 12, 2017

Overall, the fiscal health of Michigan's local governments appears to have improved slightly since last year, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers. Across the state, 35 percent of the local government leaders surveyed say...

Coverage of CLOSUP medical marijuana policy poll grows like weed

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Local Officials Say Finances Improves Slightly (subscription required)

Oct 11, 2017 Gongwer

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University compiles lessons learned after nine years of wind development in Michigan

Sep 27, 2017 Midwest Energy News

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Renewable Energy Policy: Americans Support Net Energy Metering

Sep 12, 2017 mitechnews.com

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Most Americans support net energy metering

Sep 8, 2017 Global Times

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Americans overwhelmingly back net metering, poll finds (subscription required)

Sep 7, 2017 S&P Global Market Intelligence

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Americans support net energy metering

Sep 7, 2017 Phys.org

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Michigan News release: Americans support hotly debated 'net energy metering' policies

Sep 6, 2017

Approximately three out of every four Americans—76 percent—support hotly debated net energy metering policies, which allow residents with wind turbines and solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid at retail rates. That’s according to a...

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In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Aug 31, 2017

“Collectively endorsing carbon pricing as the preferred route to achieve pledged [greenhouse gas] reductions is relatively easy,” writes Barry Rabe in his latest Brookings blog. “Much harder is navigating the politics upon returning home.”Rabe’s...

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Carbon pricing durability and the case of California

Aug 30, 2017 Brookings Institution FixGov Blog

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Harvey adds new urgency to climate change debate

Aug 29, 2017 The Hill

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Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

Aug 15, 2017

Preston Parish (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan, Lansing, where he worked in the Office of Strategic Policy.The Office of Strategic Policy in the Executive...

Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

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Leaders aren't too impressed with citizens' engagement with local politics, government

Aug 11, 2017 The Ann

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On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

Aug 9, 2017

Mary Morgan, executive director of the CivCity Initiative, joined WEMU’s David Fair this Monday for an on-air discussion of local civic engagement. Among the topics discussed: New findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a biannual...

On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

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APSA to recognize Shipan with prestigious Deil Wright (MPA ‘54) best paper award

Aug 8, 2017

Charles Shipan will be recognized with the Deil S. Wright (MPA ‘54) award from the American Political Science Association this September. The award, which is given to the best paper in the field of federalism and intergovernmental relations, will...

APSA to recognize Shipan with prestigious Deil Wright (MPA ‘54) best paper award

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Civic Matters: Primary Elections, Broadband Internet Service, Inglis House And More

Aug 7, 2017 WEMU Radio

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Michigan News release: Survey says local leaders want more citizen engagement

Aug 1, 2017

ANN ARBOR—Increasing numbers of Michigan’s local government leaders want citizens to play a more active role in local governance, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan.Local leaders also reported that their citizens are less...

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Schwarz opposes new MI Senate bill to expand campaign finance loopholes

Jul 12, 2017

In “Don’t pump more money into politics,” a July 11 op-ed for The Detroit News, former U.S. Congressman and Ford School lecturer Joe Schwarz argues that dark money “is undermining the trust Americans have in our government and hindering our ability...

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Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

Jun 28, 2017

In a new Conversation piece, “Is ‘energy dominance’ the right goal for U.S. policy?,” Daniel Raimi explores a catchphrase that has recently made its way from DC to a number of states across the nation: “American energy dominance.” Raimi describes...

Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

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