Spring 2019 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage

THE SPRING 2019 MICHIGAN PUBLIC POLICY SURVEY

• Topics:
  • Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; preparation for the next recession; problems with opioids; local government energy issues; preparation for the 2020 census; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for state, and country
• Methodology:
  • This survey ran from April 8 to June 10, 2019 and received responses from 73% of jurisdictions.
• Survey questionnaire
• Pre-run data tables
• Publications:
  • New Governor, new evaluations of the direction Michigan is headed among local leaders
  • Michigan local government preparations and concerns regarding the 2020 U.S. Census
  • Michigan local officials’ views on the next recession: timing, concerns, and actions taken
  • Mixed signals continue for Michigan local governments’ fiscal health, while future outlooks worsen
    • County-wide fiscal health fact sheets
  • Energy policies and environmental leadership among Michigan’s local governments
• Presentations:
  • 2019 November – Michigan Association of Counties Podcast 83 – Episode 17: Survey results on local governments’ preparations for a recession (audio only)(link is external)
  • 2020 February – Michigan University-wide Sustainability & Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 – Energy policies and environmental leadership among Michigan’s local governments: Data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey
  • 2020 February – University of Michigan Wolverine Caucus, Lansing, MI – Taking the Pulse of Local Government Leaders on Fiscal Health: Slow Recovery from the Great Recession Poses Concerns About the Future

• Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2019 MPPS was provided by the following people:

  • John Barnes, Northern MI Opioid Response Consortium
  • Brad Barnett, Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR)
  • Ren Farley, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
  • Luke Forrest, Michigan Municipal League
  • Eric Guthrie, State Demographer, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
  • Robert Jackson, Michigan Energy Office
  • Paula Lantz, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Brittany Leek, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Eric Lupher, Citizens Research Council of Michigan
  • Derek Melot, Michigan Assocation of Counties
  • Larry Merrill, Michigan Townships Association
  • Lisa Neidert, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
  • Terri Novak, Michigan Energy Office
  • Ally Waters, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan-OPEN)
  • Jared Welehodsky, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services