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Ivacko: Spreading the word about Communities of Interest a challenge for redistricting commission

Feb 3, 2021 Lansing State Journal

Communities of interest "now have a very high priority to be kept whole, to not be cracked or split across different districts," Ivacko told the Lansing State Journal. "That's also going to significantly increase the challenge, I think, for the...

Ivacko discusses voter priorities in 2022 election

In the Media

Ranked-choice voting easier than everyday routines, says Chamberlin

Feb 2, 2021 NYCity Lens

"Think of [ranked-choice voting] like choosing items in everyday routines, like ordering a slice of pizza," said John Chamberlin, who specializes in voting systems. "All it takes is a little planning before entering the voting booth. And sometimes...

Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

In the Media

Late Census data will make redistricting process even more fraught, says Ivacko

Jan 31, 2021 Lansing State Journal

"It's going to be a very challenging process this year, and certainly the late Census data will be a part of that," Ivacko told the Lansing State Journal. "Getting the 2020 Census data is going to be absolutely key for them to begin drawing versions...

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Late Census data poses redistricting challenge

Jan 27, 2021 Lansing State Journal

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Rabe on climate politics: Democrats should look to Virginia and Colorado

Jan 27, 2021 The Brookings Institution

As Democrats take control of government at the federal level, albeit narrowly, Professor Barry Rabe writes that congressional Democrats should follow the lead of Colorado and Virginia -- two states with similarly narrow Democratic-controlled...

Rabe on climate politics: Democrats should look to Virginia and Colorado

Publication

Policy memo: Leiser and Ivacko on "State and local governments as partners in our national recovery"

Jan 25, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download the PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

Leiser and Ivacko opinion: The new COVID relief bill can be a rebirth for Michigan communities

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Gerber and Morenoff seek to understand vaccine hesitancy in Detroit

Jan 25, 2021 Model D

"It really jumped out that for people of color in general, and Blacks specifically, how important it is to get a [vaccination] recommendation from a health care provider or government health officials," said Jeffrey Morenoff, commenting on findings...

Gerber and Morenoff seek to understand vaccine hesitancy in Detroit

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Ivacko on voter education and voter ID laws

Jan 7, 2021 Bridge Detroit

"There are a lot of complicated laws governing elections and they can be confusing both to voters and to poll workers," according to Tom Ivacko. “Some of the recent changes have added to the complexity and the need for voters to really do their...

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Experts explain the most common Michigan voter issues on Election Day

Jan 6, 2021 Bridge Michigan

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Ivacko makes 2021 political predictions for Michigan

Jan 5, 2021 Hour Detroit

Ivacko joins other political experts to answer eight burning questions in Michigan politics. Will Mike Duggan be reelected? What will become of twice-failed candidate John James? Who will benefit from congressional redistricting? And more. On...

In the Media

2021 Political Predictions: 8 Burning Questions Answered

Dec 30, 2020 Hour Detroit

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News

Mills selected for Department of Energy grant to study utility-scale solar

Dec 18, 2020

Sarah Mills, senior project manager at the Center on Local, State, and Urban Policy, has been selected for a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. Mills, along with School for Environment and Sustainability...

Mills selected for Department of Energy grant to study utility-scale solar

News

Trust in government in a time of questioning: local governance leads the way

Dec 17, 2020

In a time of growing suspicion about the role of government at the state and national level, a good news story emerges when looking at local governance in Michigan. The conclusion of a new compendium study, The Functioning of Democracy: Insights...

Former Michigan legislators overwhelmingly favor reforming or abolishing term limits

CLOSUP Updates

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...

CLOSUP Updates

New Report: The functioning of democracy at the local level: a compendium of findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey of local leaders

Dec 4, 2020

The Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has released a new resource that summarizes Michigan local government leaders’ views on democracy and democratic governance. The findings come from the Michigan Public Policy...

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Michigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes

Nov 24, 2020 GreatLakesNow.org

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Michigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes

Nov 18, 2020 Bridge Magazine

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Biden won Detroit — but Dems have more work to do to boost voter turnout

Nov 17, 2020 Detour Detroit

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CLOSUP Updates

Virtual Event: The Functioning of Democracy across the Urban-Rural Spectrum

Nov 3, 2020

There is much talk, especially in recent years, about the urban-rural divide: the idea that people from urban and rural places think fundamentally differently about a whole range of policy issues, and about governance itself. This semester, Ford...

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Michigan Sen. Gary Peters Tries to Firm Up His Lead in Senate Race

Oct 30, 2020 The Wall Street Journal

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Ivacko comments on Michigan's tight Senate race in the WSJ

Oct 30, 2020 Wall Street Journal

“Going into this election season, he was not particularly well-known,” said Tom Ivacko, referring to Mr. Peters. At the same time, Mr. Ivacko said Mr. James’s 2018 challenge helped him build “some name recognition fairly recently,” he said. He lost...

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Leelanau condemned the N-word, but the fight over racism had just begun

Oct 29, 2020 Bridge Magazine

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Ivacko on shifting political landscape in northern Michigan

Oct 29, 2020 Bridge Michigan

Speaking about a recent racial incident in the Leelanau Peninsula to Bridge Michigan, Tom Ivacko said that the growth of Traverse City and the area’s influx of vacationers and retirees are shifting local politics. “If this pandemic pushes that even...

CLOSUP Updates

MPPS Report: Michigan local leaders say local democracy is strong, as their trust in government and citizens rises

Oct 27, 2020

This report 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 levels of trust toward the federal, state, and other local...

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 27, 2020 The Escanaba Daily Press

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News

Michigan local leaders trust their local democratic institutions far more than those at state or federal levels

Oct 27, 2020

The political adage is that “All politics are local.” The same could be said of how local leaders feel about the health of democratic governance. That is according to a report on Michigan’s local leaders released today by the Center for Local,...