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Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

May 9, 2022 Interlochen Public Radio

Michigan has had its share of disasters. Dams collapsed after heavy rains, flooding Midland. A sinkhole the size of a football field was caused by a sewer collapse in Macomb County. And in Flint, children were exposed to lead-contaminated...

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A brief change in Michigan’s local government is due to the deterioration of the water system

May 9, 2022 Michigan News Time

Another tax change also occurred due to the Great Recession. Sales taxes are sent to the state, and some are redistributed to cities, villages and towns. Part of this is provided by the Constitution. The second formula, called the statutory share,...

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Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

May 9, 2022 Great Lakes Now

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MPPS Report: 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

Jan 26, 2022

A new 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. In addition, it looks at local leaders’ assessments of...

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Michigan local government officials report improved fiscal health after a year of COVID-19, but not to pre-pandemic levels

Dec 16, 2021

Michigan’s local governments report improvement on many fiscal health measures after a year of struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, but for much of the state the situation has stayed the same or continues to decline, according to a new Michigan...

More than half of Michigan local governments report personnel harassed, abused for doing their jobs

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MPPS Report: Michigan local government officials report improved fiscal health after a year of COVID-19, but not yet back to pre-pandemic levels

Dec 16, 2021

A new 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 13...

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Flint, Mich., tap university researchers to boost financial transparency

Dec 2, 2021 StateScoop

Researchers at the University of Michigan on Wednesday announced plans to help Flint, Michigan, develop new open-data standards to improve the city’s financial...

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Michigan local officials’ assessments of American democracy at the state and federal levels decline sharply

Nov 29, 2021

A survey of Michigan’s local government leaders shows a sharp degradation in trust in the functioning of democracy at the state and federal levels, echoing trends seen across the country. The Spring 2021 Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS),...

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MPPS Report: Michigan local officials' assessments of American democracy at the state and federal levels decline sharply

Nov 17, 2021

A new report from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) 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 confidence...

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Michigan local government leaders report lingering impacts from COVID-19 pandemic, improvements overall from the start of the crisis

Oct 27, 2021

Local leaders from across the state have reported lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report, and worsening outlooks for how much longer some of those impacts will last. While the numbers of local communities reporting on...

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Michigan governments sit on $11B from stimulus, as needs grow every day

Oct 25, 2021 Bridge Michigan

Battle Creek — Helping residents pay off nearly $2 million in delinquent utility bills. Expanding high-speed internet access. Making major repairs at a wastewater treatment plant. There’s no shortage of ideas on how to spend a $30.5 million...

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

Sep 29, 2021

A new report from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) 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...

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Michigan local economies still struggling with the pandemic effects

Sep 29, 2021

Michigan's local economies are still struggling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but at a much lower rate than at the start of the crisis in spring 2020, according to a University of Michigan statewide survey of local government...

Michigan local economies still struggling with the pandemic effects

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UM survey: State's local economies still struggling with COVID impacts

Sep 29, 2021 The Detroit News

Local governments in Michigan continue to struggle with the impacts of COVID-19 but at a lower rate than when the pandemic started in the spring of last year, according to a University of Michigan survey released...

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U-M: Most local leaders in Michigan confident in efficacy, safety of COVID vaccines

Aug 17, 2021 WDIV ClickOnDetroit

The majority of local government officials in Michigan have expressed confidence in the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 available to the public, according to a new survey by the University of...

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Most Michigan local leaders express confidence in safety, efficacy of COVID vaccines, MPPS shows

Aug 11, 2021

Most Michigan local government officials have been confident in the safety and efficacy of available COVID-19 vaccines, yet leaders' views on vaccine safety are highly correlated with partisanship, according to the spring 2021 wave of the Michigan...

Most Michigan local leaders express confidence in safety, efficacy of COVID vaccines, MPPS shows

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

Aug 11, 2021

A new report from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) 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...

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WJR Late Mornings interview: Is Michigan Heading in the Right Direction?

Jul 8, 2021 WJR Radio

Dr. Debra Horner, Professor of Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, tells Kevin Dietz how local government officials say Michigan is going in the wrong...

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Survey: Local Leaders' Views Of Whitmer, Legislature See Sharp Drop

Jul 8, 2021 Gongwer

(Subscription required) In the eyes of local government officials, the job performance of both Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-controlled Legislature has slipped over the past year and there has been a rise in concern over...

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Survey: Michigan Moving in Wrong Direction, Gov. Whitmer’s Job Performance Falls Sharply

Jul 7, 2021 dbusiness.com

Economic growth in Michigan is moving in the opposite direction, with 67 percent of local government officials saying the state has gotten off on the wrong track as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to the results of the University of...

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UM survey: 67% of government leaders say Michigan headed in wrong direction

Jul 7, 2021 Iosco County News Herald

More than two-thirds of local government officials say Michigan has “gotten off on the wrong track,” says the University of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Public...

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UM survey: 67% of government leaders say Michigan headed in wrong direction

Jul 7, 2021 The Center Square

More than two-thirds of local government officials say Michigan has “gotten off on the wrong track,” says the University of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Public...

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

Jul 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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Two-thirds of local leaders see Michigan moving in wrong direction, according to annual U-M survey

Jul 6, 2021 University of Michigan News

The combined crises of the past year have darkened the attitudes of local government leaders, according to the first results of the University of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Public Policy...

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Two-thirds of local leaders see Michigan moving in wrong direction, according to annual U

Jul 6, 2021 Mirage News

The combined crises of the past year have darkened the attitudes of local government leaders, according to the first results of the University of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Public Policy...

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Two-thirds of local leaders see Michigan moving in wrong direction, according to annual U-M survey

Jul 6, 2021 dispatchist.com

Two-thirds of local leaders see Michigan moving in wrong direction, according to annual U-M survey on: The combined crises of the past year have darkened the attitudes of local government leaders, according to the first results of the University of...

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

Dec 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...

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Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guide

Jun 1, 2020

CLOSUP is partnering with experts from universities, consulting firms, and research institutions across Michigan to help local governments respond to fiscal challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. View the Resource Guide View the news...

Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guide

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WOLVERINE CAUCUS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL HEALTH

Mar 20, 2020 U-M Public Engagement

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Michigan Public Policy Survey - Spring 2019 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets

Feb 3, 2020

The Spring 2019 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets are from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), an ongoing survey of the top elected and appointed officials in every unit of general purpose local government across the state. The MPPS is...