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In the Media

Survey: Salary-cutting eases among state's local governments

Jan 22, 2015 WOHL TV, Lima, OH

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In the Media

Here are some red flags to fishy polling, on carbon taxes in particular

Jan 13, 2015 The Washington Post

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In the Media

Orange County Register: Local government privatization popular in Michigan

Jan 9, 2015 CalOpinion.com

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In the Media

Business Leaders for Michigan Newsletter: A majority of Michigan local governments firm up financial practices

Jan 6, 2015 Business Leaders for Michigan

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In the Media

Study: 75% Satisfied with Privatization

Dec 31, 2014 EfficientGov.com

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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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In the Media

Interview regarding local government financial policies and practices (podcast)

Dec 19, 2014 Capital City Recap with Michael Cohen, WILS Radio 1320am, Lansing

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In the Media

A majority of Michigan local governments firm up financial practices

Dec 18, 2014 myscience.us

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In the Media

Interview regarding local government financial management (no link available)

Dec 18, 2014 WEMU radio, 89.1 FM

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In the Media

Is New York governor's ban on fracking grounded in science? (+video)

Dec 17, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor

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In the Media

Michigan May Redefine Fuel From Burning Tires As Renewable Energy

Dec 9, 2014 Huffington Post

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In the Media

Michigan Public Act 295 of 2008: Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act

Nov 13, 2014 Michigan Policy Network

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In the Media

Michigan local governments largely satisfied with privatized services

Nov 13, 2014 myscience.us

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In the Media

How should states tax the new fossil-fuel boom?

Nov 12, 2014 Michigan Radio, Stateside with Cynthia Canty

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In the Media

How should states tax the new fossil-fuel boom?

Nov 12, 2014 Interlochen Public Radio

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In the Media

Barry Rabe: Taxes on fracking? Politics in the shale era [Video]

Nov 5, 2014 Ford School Policy Points

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In the Media

Mileah Kromer: A View from the States' Public Opinion and Hydraulic Fracturing in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania

Oct 26, 2014 Center Maryland

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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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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

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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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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MPPS Policy Brief: Despite two-year trend of improvement, most Michigan local officials continue to say the state is on the wrong track

May 17, 2023

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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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...

Policy Reports

Former Michigan Legislators Overwhelmingly Favor Reforming or Abolishing Term Limits

October 31, 2022

Rusty Hills, Delaney Walsh, Thomas Ivacko

To learn more about the views of former state legislators—many of whom were term-limited out of office—a survey was conducted in 2020 and 2021. This policy brief highlights key findings about the former legislators’ lessons from serving in Lansing...

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Local leaders’ pessimism about Michigan’s direction continues, but eases slightly from last year

July 6, 2022

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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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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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Michigan local leaders' views on state's new approach to electoral redistricting

February 22, 2021

This report presents local government leaders' familiarity with Michigan’s new approach to redistricting by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, as well as their perspectives on potential "Communities of Interest" in the areas...