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In the Media

University of Michigan Survey Finds High Use, Satisfaction with Local Government Privatization

Dec 31, 2014 Reason Foundation Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter

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Jobs Bills That Don't Create Jobs: What Republican Control Could Mean

Nov 30, 2014 Huffington Post

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Can Wind Turbines Help Keep Rural America Intact?

Nov 26, 2014 Climaterocks.com

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In the Media

US, China push climate change onto front burner

Nov 26, 2014 China Daily USA

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In the Media

Macomb County lags in privatization of services

Nov 21, 2014 Macomb Daily

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Michigan Municipalities Like Privatization

Nov 19, 2014 WBCK 95.3FM, Battle Creek

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In the Media

The Detroit News Overstates the Value of Privatization

Nov 18, 2014 Democracy Tree

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In the Media

The Detroit News Overstates the Value of Privatization

Nov 18, 2014 Democracy Tree

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In the Media

Michiganians favor privatization

Nov 18, 2014 The Detroit News

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In the Media

U-M survey: Most gov'ts OK with outsourcing

Nov 13, 2014 Lansing State Journal

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Interview on local government privatization

Nov 13, 2014 Capital City Recap with Michael Cohen, WILS Radio 1320am, Lansing

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Are local governments satisfied with outsourced work?

Nov 13, 2014 Michigan Radio, Stateside with Cynthia Canty

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In the Media

Can China hide behind the U.S. on climate change?

Nov 6, 2014 China Policy Institute Blog

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In the Media

A Sign of Better Days for Michigan Local Governments

Oct 14, 2014 The Bond Buyer

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Proximity to Great Lakes a key factor in local officials views

Sep 6, 2014 Holland Sentinel

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MPPS

Local leaders' concerns about Michigan’s direction spike, while evaluations of state leaders sink over the past year

July 6, 2021

This report presents the opinions of Michigan's local government leaders regarding the direction in which the state is headed, as well as their evaluations of the job performance of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Legislature. These...

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The functioning of democracy at the local level: a compendium of findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey of local leaders

December 14, 2020

The Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has released a new resource that summarizes Michigan local government leaders’ views on democracy and democratic governance. The findings come from the Michigan Public Policy...

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Michigan local leaders say local democracy is strong, as their trust in government and citizens rises

October 27, 2020

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, as well as their levels of trust toward the federal, state, and other local...

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Intergovernmental collaboration on sustainability and energy issues among Michigan local governments

September 30, 2020

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding current and potential local government collaboration on a range of sustainability and energy policies. These findings are based on statewide surveys of local...

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The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Michigan communities and local governments

June 24, 2020

This report presents local government leaders' views on the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan through May of 2020, including impacts on the state and its communities, expectations for how long negative impacts would persist, evaluations of governmental...

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Positive working relationships reported among Michigan's local elected officials

June 1, 2019

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding relationships among members of their board or council as well as between the board/council and local government employees. Assessments include a look at various...

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The state of community civic discourse, according to Michigan’s local government leaders

December 3, 2018

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 citizens, between citizens and elected officials, and among the...

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Michigan local leaders’ views on state preemption and how to share policy authority

June 1, 2017

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding concerns over state government preemption of local decision making and preferred areas of shared and separate policy authority between local and state government. The...

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Improving communication, building trust are seen as keys to fixing relationships between local jurisdictions and the State government

April 1, 2017

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the relationships between their local jurisdictions and the State government, including particular factors that affect State-local relations, how those relations...

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Local leaders more likely to support than oppose Michigan’s Emergency Manager law, but strongly favor reforms

February 1, 2017

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state’s Emergency Manager law, officially known as Michigan’s Local Financial Stability and Choice Act (P.A. 436 of 2012). This law is targeted at local...

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Michigan local leaders have positive views on relationships with county road agencies, despite some concerns

May 1, 2015

This report presents the opinions of Michigan local government leaders and officials from the state’s county road agencies regarding the relationships between local governments and county road agencies, as well as local officials’ ratings of road...

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Michigan local leaders see need for state and local ethics reform

March 1, 2015

This report presents Michigan local government leaders' views on a variety of issues regarding ethics at the state and local levels, including how ethical they believe Michigan's state and local government leaders are, what types of ethics policies...

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Trust in government among Michigan’s local leaders and citizens

July 1, 2013

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding their trust in the federal, state, and other local governments, based on statewide surveys conducted in the Spring 2013 and Spring 2009 waves of the Michigan Public...

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State funding incentives increase local collaboration, but also raise concerns

March 1, 2012

In 2011, the state of Michigan implemented major policy changes in its statutory revenue sharing program, through which it distributes funding to a subset of Michigan's 1,856 local governments. The new policy replaced formula-based funding with an...

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Local leaders are mostly positive about intergovernmental cooperation and look to expand efforts

March 1, 2011

The Michigan Public Policy Survey asked Michigan's local government leaders an extensive battery of questions regarding intergovernmental cooperation, service sharing, consolidation, and more, during the Fall 2010 survey. Responses show that...