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The new battleground races - Republicans and Democrats gear up for intense campaigns for state-level secretaries of state

Aug 19, 2021 World

U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., has what must be considered a safe seat in Congress. In both 2018 and 2020, he won Georgia’s 10th Congressional District with more than 62 percent of the vote. But in 2022, Hice is giving up his House seat to run for a...

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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

CLOSUP Updates

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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Letter: Redistricting commission's constitutional mandate comes first

Jul 13, 2021 Detroit News

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

Jul 6, 2021

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 Survey. Numerous challenges have dominated public policy and...

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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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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...

MPPS in the news

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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Former justice says redistricting committee should ignore UM advice

Jul 6, 2021 KPVI News 6

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman urged Michigan's independent redistricting committee to use geographical boundaries instead of racial, ethnic, or religious groups to determine the state's new voting...

CLOSUP Updates

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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Former justice says redistricting committee should ignore UM advice

Jul 5, 2021 Iosco County News Herald

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What happens now that Michigan's first round of redistricting hearings is complete?

Jul 4, 2021 mlive.com

(Subscription required) With the last of 16 initial public hearings in the books, Michigan’s independent redistricting commissioners will now turn to the next step of drawing the state’s political maps — compiling and analyzing public comments while...

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Former justice discourages redistricting commission from using UM guidance

Jun 28, 2021 Detroit News

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The University of Michigan Guide to Gerrymandering

Jun 25, 2021 Wall Street Journal

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Detroiters have unique opportunity to correct gerrymandered districts, community leaders say

Jun 14, 2021 Detroit Free Press

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Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

Jun 13, 2021

John Chamberlin, Ford School professor emeritus of public policy and political science, says a recent controversy in Lansing calls out the need for increased transparency when it comes to lawmakers. A Michigan state representative is proposing a law...

Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

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Breaking down public trust

Jun 10, 2021

By Rebecca Cohen (MPP '09) Americans’ trust in government institutions to “do the right thing” has steadily eroded since the late 1960s,1 correlated for many analysts with events such as the Vietnam War, Watergate, the ’70s oil embargo, and...

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Michigan lawmaker wants to block local bans on natural gas

Jun 10, 2021 Bridge Magazine

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How your neighborhood or community group could play a big role in shaping Michigan's new political districts

May 25, 2021 M Live

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Chamberlin discusses Michigan redistricting

May 25, 2021 MLive

As the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission begins its work, Michigan citizens are being called upon to help with the process. John Chamberlin, professor emeritus of public policy and political science, explained how the new...

Chamberlin discusses Michigan redistricting

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CLOSUP to help expand Michigan redistricting resources in partnership with MSU’s IPPSR

May 24, 2021

Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) and the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) are collaborating to educate and assist Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting...

The Next Big Thing: Redistricting In Michigan And The Role Of Communities Of Interest

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Congratulations to Natasha Pilkauskas and Kaitlin Raimi, both now associate professors, with tenure

May 21, 2021

Professors Natasha Pilkauskas and Kaitlin Raimi have received promotions to associate professor, with tenure, at the Ford School. Their status was approved by the U-M Board of Regents at their meeting on May 20. "Natasha Pilkauskas is deepening...

Congratulations to Natasha Pilkauskas and Kaitlin Raimi, both now associate professors, with tenure

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Michigan's redistricting commission wants to see your ideal political maps. Here's how to make them

May 19, 2021 M Live

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Hanson comments on risks of Line 5 pipeline

May 19, 2021 The Globe and Mail

For years, the Line 5 pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac has been a hot topic in Michigan politics. Jonathon Hanson, a Ford School lecturer, shed light on the potential consequences of continuing to allow the pipeline to exist. “You think...

Hanson comments on risks of Line 5 pipeline

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