Michigan Public Policy Survey

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Michigan local leaders’ views on policing co-response and alternative response teams

February 26, 2025

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders, local chiefs of police, and county sheriffs on alternative approaches to traditional policing that might involve other professionals, such as mental health professionals or...

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Half of Michigan local law enforcement agencies say they are underfunded, while most local governments are satisfied with their appropriations

January 23, 2025

This report presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders, local chiefs of police, county sheriffs, and county prosecutors regarding funding for law enforcement agencies, including assessments of whether sheriff’s offices and police...

Student Working Papers

Vote Share Analysis Findings

April 30, 2021

Chris Campbell

Each spring, the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) asks officials from Michigan’s cities, townships, counties and villages about a range of topics concerning their jurisdictions’ administrative, fiscal, and social health, as well as other...

Tom Ivacko: For better or worse, Michigan's fiscal health post-recession

Oct 2, 2014 0:02:09

Thomas Ivacko is an administrator and program manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.

Tom Ivacko: For better or worse, Michigan's fiscal health post-recession

Funding local government in Michigan: A broken system?

Mar 28, 2013 1:25:54

The Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP ) discusses findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey and the solutions suggested by these leaders. April, 2013.

Funding local government in Michigan: A broken system?