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Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
735 S. State Street, Suite 5246
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091
Phone: (734) 647-4091
Email: [email protected]
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CLOSUP strives to bring the latest academic policy-relevant research to both the policy and academic research communities. View our various publication series below.
Michigan Public Policy Survey: state-wide surveys of local government leaders...
Research is at the core of CLOSUP's mission. We believe research about and with state and local governments can inform policy on key issues and helps strengthen our democracy’s foundation at its grassroots.
We leverage the deep knowledge across...
Launched in the wake of the Great Recession in 2009, the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is the nation's first ongoing survey of local leaders from all general purpose jurisdictions across an entire state. In Michigan, this comprises the...
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), housed at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, is an information resource for policymakers and practitioners, academics, students, the media, and the public....
Sarah Mills, Heather Millar, and Iñigo Martínez Peniche discuss the political challenges and opportunities associated with siting and building renewable energy projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. April 2021.
Learn how to participate in the process of drawing the new district maps in Michigan, the role of "communities of interest", and how to engage with the new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in the redistricting process.
