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Ivacko discusses opioid interventions on Michigan Radio

May 14, 2019

Tom Ivacko, associate director of the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), housed at the Ford School, talks about Michigan’s relationship to the opioid crisis with Michigan Radio’s Paulette Parker. Published May 13, 2019 online, with...

Ivacko discusses opioid interventions on Michigan Radio

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Ivacko provides context for economic hardship findings

Mar 29, 2019

Understanding poverty in Michigan is the first step towards alleviating it, so people are playing particular attention to the recent Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) report on how local officials think about economic hardship. Much...

Ivacko provides context for economic hardship findings

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Poverty Solutions & CLOSUP new report find local officials believe many Michigan residents struggle to make ends meet

Mar 7, 2019

AMany local governments in Michigan report poverty and economic hardships among their residents, according to a survey from University of Michigan researchers. Almost half (44 percent) of local officials say more than one in five of their residents...

CLOSUP: Local civic discourse heats up in Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula

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Is bipartisanship a pipe-dream? Ivacko talks with Salon and NY Times about midterms

Dec 7, 2018

Now that the election is over, political conjecture is turning to what the newly elected will do in office, how (and even if) it forecasts 2020, and in some cases what sitting governments are doing before power changes hands in January. To help make...

Is bipartisanship a pipe-dream? Ivacko talks with Salon and NY Times about midterms

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CLOSUP report: Mixed signals in local government fiscal health across Michigan

Nov 15, 2018

By Mandira Banerjee | Originally published by Michigan News, November 14, 2018ANN ARBOR— Michigan’s local governments report improvement and decline in fiscal health over the last year, according to a University of Michigan survey.The biggest...

CLOSUP report: Mixed signals in local government fiscal health across Michigan

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Northern Michigan housing struggle corroborated in CLOSUP survey findings

Nov 2, 2018

The tourism industry is butting heads with affordable housing efforts in Northern Michigan. In an October 29, 2018 piece for The Petoskey News-Review titled “Resort industry poses unique issues in housing shortage,” William T. Perkins cites data...

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Local leaders offer advice, experience

Oct 24, 2018

An event at the Ford School, “Women Leading Local Government,” spotlighted women around the state of Michigan who are leading communities and developing policies. The interactive seminar allowed graduate and professional students a chance to...

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John Chamberlin responds to criticisms of Michigan’s Proposal 2

Oct 11, 2018

With Michigan’s upcoming election, commentary around the ballot’s Proposal 2, which would establish a citizen’s commission responsible for creating voting district lines, has run the gamut. In the October 10, 2018, piece for Bridge titled “5...

John Chamberlin responds to criticisms of Michigan’s Proposal 2

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Sarah Mills: "Wind development in Pennsylvania: A reflection on state policy"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Sarah Mills, "Wind development in Pennsylvania: a reflection on state policy," was published in Commonwealth: A Journal of Pennsylvania Politics and Policy (Volume 19, Number 1 [2017]). AbstractWhile other states have continued to add...

Sarah Mills' latest article signals a crucial relationship between homeowner attitudes and the fate of wind energy projects in Michigan

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Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills, "State energy policy in the Trump Era: Insights from public opinion," was published in the December 2017 edition of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Abstract In light of President Trump’s...

Governors have emerged as President Trump's main opposition, according to Rabe

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Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

Aug 15, 2017

Preston Parish (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan, Lansing, where he worked in the Office of Strategic Policy.The Office of Strategic Policy in the Executive...

Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

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On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

Aug 9, 2017

Mary Morgan, executive director of the CivCity Initiative, joined WEMU’s David Fair this Monday for an on-air discussion of local civic engagement. Among the topics discussed: New findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a biannual...

On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

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Schwarz opposes new MI Senate bill to expand campaign finance loopholes

Jul 12, 2017

In “Don’t pump more money into politics,” a July 11 op-ed for The Detroit News, former U.S. Congressman and Ford School lecturer Joe Schwarz argues that dark money “is undermining the trust Americans have in our government and hindering our ability...

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Rabe in MLive on Trump's plan to review auto industry fuel economy targets

Mar 17, 2017

An MLive article published on March 15, “University of Michigan professors discuss Trump’s fuel economy review,” discusses President Trump’s plan to challenge the current Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) emissions targets that were central to...

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Mills surveys Michigan farmers, finds wind turbines have positive impact on landowners

Nov 17, 2016

Sarah Mills of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy surveyed more than 1,200 farm landowners throughout 14 townships in Michigan to find out how farmers are impacted by wind energy turbines on their land. Mills found landowners with wind...

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CLOSUP survey: Local leaders concerned about property tax appeals, "dark stores" assessing

Oct 26, 2016

Findings from the most recent Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), published by the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), reveal broad concern by local leaders and administrators over property tax appeals. The survey...

Coverage of CLOSUP medical marijuana policy poll grows like weed

MPPS in the news

5.5 billion reasons Michigan should stop short-changing its cities

Sep 21, 2016 Michigan Future, Inc.

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MPPS in the news

Michigan Cities' Suit Says State Shortchanged Them on Aid

Sep 21, 2016 The Bond Buyer

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MPPS in the news

Voters to State Government: Help Our Cities

Sep 19, 2016 Michigan Municipal League

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MPPS in the news

Ferndale Library Vote Highlights Broken Local Government Funding In Michigan

Sep 19, 2016 WDET Radio, Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

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MPPS in the news

New survey from MSU, U-M taps Michigan insider opinions

Sep 14, 2016 WSYM, Fox 47 TV, Lansing

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MPPS in the news

Local Governments Stumble in Michigan

Aug 31, 2016 The Bond Buyer

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MPPS in the news

Survey finds fewer local officials report positive fiscal health

Aug 25, 2016 Oakland County Legal News

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MPPS in the news

SURVEY: FEWER MICHIGAN OFFICIALS REPORT POSITIVE FISCAL HEALTH Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 95.3 MNC NEWS

Aug 24, 2016 95.3 MNC: Michiana's News Channel - The Burning Truth

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Survey: Fewer local officials report positive fiscal health

Aug 24, 2016 Petoskey News-Review, Petoskey, MI

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MPPS in the news

Survey: Fewer local officials report positive fiscal health

Aug 24, 2016 World News wn.com

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MPPS in the news

Local governments not feeling great about economic health

Aug 23, 2016 Michigan Radio

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MPPS in the news

Financial Stress Increasing For Michigan Cities, Towns, and Counties

Aug 23, 2016 WDET Radio, 101.9 FM, Detroit

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Latest CLOSUP survey shows declining confidence in Michigan’s leadership, direction

Jul 20, 2016

The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), published by the Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), finds that local leaders are less optimistic about the state’s direction.Statewide, only 44 percent of local leaders...

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Police funding reportedly lags in Michigan's big jurisdictions

Apr 27, 2016 MyScience.org

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