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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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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 White Lake-Highland Patch

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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 Grosse Pointe 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

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

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 West Bloomfield Patch

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In the Media

For Better or Worse: Michigan Communities After the Recession

Oct 2, 2014 Saline Patch

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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 St. Clair Shores 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

Poll: Pa. backs fracking; Corbett's handling of issue, less so

Sep 10, 2014 Philly.com

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In the Media

Poll: Pennsylvanians Like Shale Development, Want to Tax It, Too

Sep 9, 2014 Natural Gas Intel

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In the Media

Study: As Oil and Gas Boom, Energy Taxes Fall

Sep 9, 2014 US News & World Report

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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

Pa. residents like natural-gas drilling, also want to tax it

Sep 8, 2014 Philly.com

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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...

MPPS

COVID-19 pandemic sparks Michigan local leaders’ concerns for fiscal health

December 14, 2020

This 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. The findings are based on responses from 12...

MPPS

Energy Issues and Policies in Michigan Local Governments

October 7, 2020

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding a variety of energy issues and policies in their jurisdictions, including the relevance of particular energy policies for their communities, whether the jurisdiction...

Student Working Papers

Measuring the Effects and Recovery of the 2008 Great Recession in Michigan Local Governments

April 1, 2020

Natasha Robertson

Nationally, the Great Recession officially ended in 2009, with employment and market conditions on a steady incline to recover from the economic downturn. However, many nationwide improvements of the economy were not truly seen until 2015, as the...

MPPS

Community poverty and the struggle to make ends meet in Michigan, according to local government leaders

March 1, 2019

This report presents the views of Michigan’s local government officials regarding poverty and economic hardship among residents in their jurisdiction, as well as assessments of unmet needs for particular services and resources. In addition, the...

Student Working Papers

Reinvest in Adult Workforce Development

March 1, 2019

Kelia Washington

A decade of major job loss resulted in declining government revenue, wages, and youth population in Michigan, all of which has place economic strain on the state and its residents. Michigan, once the leader in auto industry manufacturing, now...

Student Working Papers

Equitable Placemaking in Detroit

March 1, 2019

Ashley Tjhung

During, and in the wake of, Michigan’s Lost Decade and the Great Recession, Michigan’s urban centers struggled to retain and attract young people. This dilemma became known as the “brain drain” and led to a number of issues, including an unwelcome...

Working Papers

Modeling ‘A Sense of Place’: Evaluating the Roles of Knowledge and Reputation in Neighborhood Dynamics via Online Surveys

February 1, 2019

The processes driving neighborhood change have been of persistent interest to social scientists for decades. While researchers have developed many theories of how neighborhoods change over time – from ecological models of invasion-succession to...

MPPS

Despite sustained economic growth, Michigan local government fiscal health still lags

November 1, 2018

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Approaches to land use planning and zoning among Michigan's local governments

May 1, 2018

This report presents the opinions of Michigan's local government leaders on issues related to land use planning and zoning, including use of master plans and capital improvements plans (CIPs), staff or external contractors associated with planning...