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MPPS

Michigan local leaders report little change in the tone of civic discourse in their communities, but are concerned about local impacts of increasingly hostile national partisan politics

January 26, 2022

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state of public discourse in their communities, including how constructive or divisive it is among residents, between residents and elected officials, and among...

In the Media

Redistricting Commission splits Hillsdale County into two state Senate districts in new political map

Jan 20, 2022 The Hillsdale Collegian

Hillsdale County will be split into two different state Senate districts under a plan approved by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Dec. 28. On the new map, Hillsdale and Jonesville are in district 16 and Allen and...

In the Media

Ford School event reflects on Michigan redistricting process

Jan 20, 2022 The Michigan Daily

The Ford School of Public Policy held a virtual discussion Wednesday evening reflecting on Michigan’s citizen-led redistricting process and discussed how lessons from that process could be applied to the rest of the United...

In the Media

Ford School event reflects on Michigan redistricting process

Jan 21, 2022 Daily Advent

CLOSUP Updates

Webinar: Michigan redistricting: A model for the nation? Evaluating the state's new maps and process

Jan 19, 2022 Event details

Date & Time Jan 19, 2022, 7:00-8:30 pm EST Michigan has brand new electoral maps designed through an innovative new process, and the state's politics will never be the same. This webinar will analyze and evaluate Michigan’s new redistricting...

CLOSUP Updates

Join our team

Jan 14, 2022 careers.umich.edu

Apply by 2/14/22: CLOSUP is looking for a Research & Data Specialist to support all phases of research and outreach of two of our core activities, the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) and the Fiscal Health Project. For more details and how to...

Faculty affiliates

James L. Tatum

Lecturer in Political Science; Principal and Owner of River Park Consultancy, LLC;

James L. Tatum III is the Principal and Owner of River Park Consultancy, LLC. Previously, he served as an analyst in the City of Detroit’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) where he prepared cost benefit analyses of City projects, asset…

Michigan Redistricting: A Model for the Nation? Evaluating the State's New Maps and Process

Jan 19, 2022 1:30:53

Join us for a lively discussion on Michigan’s new redistricting approach and new maps that will shape elections and decision making in Michigan for the next decade. January 19, 2022.

Michigan Redistricting: A Model for the Nation? Evaluating the State's New Maps and Process

In the Media

7 Burning Questions for 2022

Jan 5, 2022 Hour Detroit

Will Gretchen Whitmer be reelected? Will Detroit allow recreational pot shops to open? How will Coleman Young II and once-nemesis Mike Duggan get along? Our panelists make their...

News

Ivacko debates 2022 hot topics

Jan 5, 2022

Selected as a panelist for Hour Detroit's 2022 political predictions, Tom Ivacko, Executive Director of CLOSUP, weighed in on some of the most burning questions about Michigan's 2022 elections. The first question: How would Roe v. Wade, and...

Ivacko on federal infrastructure dollars in Michigan

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