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In the Media

Michigan communities report better fiscal health

Oct 7, 2014 Michigan Radio, Stateside with Cynthia Canty:

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Survey: Mostly pessimistic view among officials

Oct 3, 2014 Argus-Press

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Trenton Grosse Ile Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Shelby-Utica Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 St. Clair Shores Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 St. Clair Shores Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Fenton Patch

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For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Saline Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 West Bloomfield Patch

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In the Media

Interview on local government fiscal health

Oct 2, 2014 Capital City Recap with Michael Cohen, WILS Radio 1320am, Lansing

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In the Media

Mich. Pipeline Leak Is Political Fodder in Heated House Race

Oct 2, 2014 InsideClimateNews.org

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Grosse Pointe Patch

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In the Media

Do tax capture districts like township mall developments help or hurt core cities, county residents?

Sep 16, 2014 Mlive.com

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In the Media

States lower energy taxes to attract business as production thrives

Sep 10, 2014 Bakken

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In the Media

Pennsylvanians less likely than New Yorkers to view fracking negatively

Sep 9, 2014 phys.org

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In the Media

Poll dissects fracking divide in neighboring N.Y., Pa.

Sep 9, 2014 EnergyWire

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In the Media

Local leaders offer mixed feelings on blue economy

Sep 8, 2014 The Michigan Daily

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In the Media

Survey: Pennsylvanians like fracking more than New Yorkers

Sep 8, 2014 stateimpact.npr.org

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In the Media

Proximity to Great Lakes a key factor in local officials views

Sep 6, 2014 Holland Sentinel

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MPPS

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

December 6, 2023

This 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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Michigan local leaders’ concerns about U.S. democracy at state and federal levels ease somewhat, but remain grim

November 16, 2022

This report presents local government leaders’ views regarding the functioning of democracy in their jurisdictions, the State of Michigan, and the United States as a whole. These findings are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in...

MPPS

Michigan local government leaders say civic relationships and civil discourse remain healthy, despite worsening national politics

October 12, 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, as well as their assessments of civic relationships among elected...

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MPPS Policy Brief: Statewide survey finds a majority of Michigan local governments experiencing harassment or other abuse

September 8, 2022

This policy brief presents Michigan local government leaders’ experiences with public harassment, threats, or even violence as part of their role in local government. These findings are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in the...

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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...

MPPS

The lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Michigan communities and local governments

October 27, 2021

This report presents local government leaders’ views on the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan in 2021, including overall impacts on local communities, evaluations of governmental coordination and resource provision, and...

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Michigan local governments report fewer economic challenges one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and describe efforts to support local businesses

September 29, 2021

This report presents local government leaders’ views on COVID-19’s impact on local economic conditions, as well as reports of whether or not their local governments took action to help local businesses during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Local leaders’ views on Michigan’s initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Spring 2021

August 11, 2021

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders during the spring of 2021 regarding COVID-19 vaccines, including information on local government actions to support the rollout of vaccines in local communities, and adoption...

Elected Officials’ Perceptions of Civic Discourse with and among Residents across the Urban-Rural Spectrum

June 1, 2021

Kyron Smith

Constructive civic discourse is essential to the productivity of government at all levels. Despite its importance, polarization like that which exists in politics appears to damage constructive discourse and has brought up the question, what...

Privatization of Local Government Services: Understanding Differences Across Michigan’s Urban- Rural Spectrum

June 1, 2021

Kristina Curtiss

For decades, municipalities have taken on numerous tasks that the private sector would have otherwise performed. Privatization of these services, and the way local governments prioritize them, draw into question the functioning of democracy. Be it...

MPPS

Michigan Public Policy Survey - County-wide Planning and Zoning Fact Sheets

May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021: This fact sheet highlights two separate sources of information on local government planning and zoning: the Michigan Zoning Database and the Fall 2017 Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS). The Michigan Zoning Database is a joint...