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John R. Chamberlin

Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

John R. Chamberlin is a professor emeritus of political science and public policy. His research interests include ethics and public policy, professional ethics, and methods of election and representation. He taught the core course "Values, Ethics,…

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Municipalities Hit Spending Struggles With Federal COVID Relief Dollars

Jul 11, 2023 MIRS

Federal funds intended to stabilize the budgets of local communities have proven a daunting task to take down for multiple reasons, a recent policy survey by the University of Michigan found. Cities, villages and townships trying to spend the $4.4...

In the Media

Meet the election deniers on the cusp of controlling U.S. elections

Oct 31, 2022 CBC

Let's try imagining what the next U.S. presidential election might look like. It's 2024. It's been a bitter, hard-fought campaign. Votes are being...

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Commentary: Political violence has no place in our elections

Oct 24, 2022 Crain's Detroit Business

Elections are contentious, but in recent years they have gotten uglier, with the rise in political violence polluting our...

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Study finds many election workers feel harassed. Here's what local officials say

Oct 24, 2022 Livingston Daily

The findings are contained in the spring results from the Michigan Public Policy Survey, a regular poll of all 1,856 local governments in the...

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Survey examines election security, disinformation

Oct 12, 2022 Michigan Today

Michigan township and city officials are now even more confident in their jurisdiction’s election security and ability to administer an accurate election than when asked a similar question in 2020, when confidence was already high, according to...

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Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

Oct 4, 2022 Raw Story

In the 2020 presidential election, there were upwards of 150 poll workers in Detroit. Then came the onslaught of right-wing conspiracy theories and lies that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump – and the baseless claim...

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Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

Oct 3, 2022 KPVI NBC TV 6

In the 2020 presidential election, there were upwards of 150 poll workers in...

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Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

Oct 3, 2022 Michigan Advance

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New U of M survey finds high election confidence among local Michigan officials

Sep 23, 2022 Michigan Radio

The University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) surveyed 1,856 local governments in Michigan about confidence in midterm election security. 85% of respondents said they are “very confident” that their jurisdiction’s...

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State of the State Podcast - segment on election administration findings from the MPPS

Sep 23, 2022 MSU IPPSR State of the State Podcast

IPPSR's State of the State podcast had Debra Horner on to review findings from the Spring 2022 MPPS survey on local leaders' views about the upcoming November 2022...

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Like democracy, election workers are under assault with many fearing for the future

Sep 15, 2022 Michigan Advance

They are considered “essential” to ensuring the success of elections, and yet almost a third of election workers are believed to have left their job at least in part because of fears for their safety, increased threats or...

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Nearly Half Of Top Local Officials Have Been Harassed, Survey Finds

Sep 12, 2022 Gongwer.com (subscription required)

Nearly half of top officials in local government across the state reported harassment during the last few years, a survey conducted by the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy...

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Almost half of Michigan local officials report harassment and abuse, survey finds

Sep 8, 2022 Hillsdale Daily News

Delta Township Clerk Mary Clark thought it'd be a good idea to invite her community to have a conversation about how elections...

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Almost half of Michigan local officials report harassment and abuse, survey finds

Sep 8, 2022 Detroit Free Press

Delta Township Clerk Mary Clark thought it'd be a good idea to invite her community to have a conversation about how elections work. The veteran elections official wanted to walk through how voting apparatuses are operated, broadly explain security...

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Nearly half of top local Michigan officials say they've been harassed, UM survey says

Sep 8, 2022 The Detroit News

Nearly half of top officials in local governments across Michigan have reported being harassed in recent years, according to a survey by the University of Michigan released ...

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More than half of Michigan local governments report that employees have been harassed and abused for doing their job

Sep 8, 2022 localtoday.news

According to a statewide survey conducted by the University of Michigan, the majority of Michigan local governments experience some form of harassment or other abuse from the...

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'We all hate each other': Lucido-Hackel battle embroils Macomb County government

Aug 30, 2022 The Detroit News

Macomb County has become embroiled in a fight between longtime county Executive Mark Hackel and new Prosecuting Attorney Peter Lucido that includes a court battle over prosecutor's office jobs and an investigation into allegations of sexual...

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U-M Survey: Michigan Communities Prioritize Infrastructure with ARPA Funds

Aug 24, 2022 DBusiness.com

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reported in a new survey of Michigan’s local government leaders that the top spending priorities for the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding are on capital improvements, infrastructure, and public...

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UM survey: Michigan communities prioritize infrastructure with ARPA funds

Aug 24, 2022 Darik.news

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reported in a new survey of Michigan local government leaders that the top spending priorities for federal American Rescue Planning Act (ARPA) funding are on capital improvements, infrastructure and public...

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Survey: Public buildings, parks top priority list for Michigan officials spending COVID relief funds

Jul 29, 2022 Michigan Radio

A new University of Michigan survey shows more than half of local governments in Michigan plan to spend federal COVID-relief funds on public buildings and parks. Michigan towns, counties and cities are receiving billions of dollars from the federal...

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Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs

Jun 9, 2022 Spot On Michigan

The turmoil surrounding the city of Flint-most notably stemming from its lead-tainted water crisis-has become a cautionary tale for other Rust Belt cities struggling to balance their budgets, provide services and attract new...

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Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs - University of Michigan News

Jun 9, 2022 Planet's Water

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Survey: Half Of Local Gov'ts Negative On Remote Hearings

Jun 3, 2022 Gongwer (subscription required)

A statewide survey of local governments found that nearly half of local officials found the conducting of meetings remotely decreased the overall quality of government meetings. The findings were part of a spring 2021 survey from the Michigan Public...

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Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities

Jun 1, 2022 The University Record

More than half of Michigan’s local officials say that moving government meetings online during the pandemic decreased the overall quality of such gatherings, according to a University of Michigan...

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Michigan leaders support recycling programs, but struggle to implement

May 14, 2022 Mlive

Leaders of Michigan communities both large and small overwhelmingly agree recycling remains important, but they face challenges to implement recycling programs for their residents. A recent University of Michigan public policy survey showed...

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

May 12, 2022 Circle of Blue

Michigan has had its share of disasters. Dams collapsed after heavy rains, flooding Midland. A sinkhole the size of a football field was caused by a sewer collapse in Macomb County. And in Flint, children were exposed to lead-contaminated...

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John R. Chamberlin

Municipalities Hit Spending Struggles With Federal COVID Relief Dollars

Meet the election deniers on the cusp of controlling U.S. elections

Commentary: Political violence has no place in our elections

Study finds many election workers feel harassed. Here's what local officials say

Survey examines election security, disinformation

Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

Conspiracy theorists flood the election process, set sights on monitoring ballot drop boxes

New U of M survey finds high election confidence among local Michigan officials

State of the State Podcast - segment on election administration findings from the MPPS

Like democracy, election workers are under assault with many fearing for the future

Nearly Half Of Top Local Officials Have Been Harassed, Survey Finds

Almost half of Michigan local officials report harassment and abuse, survey finds

Almost half of Michigan local officials report harassment and abuse, survey finds

Nearly half of top local Michigan officials say they've been harassed, UM survey says

More than half of Michigan local governments report that employees have been harassed and abused for doing their job

'We all hate each other': Lucido-Hackel battle embroils Macomb County government

U-M Survey: Michigan Communities Prioritize Infrastructure with ARPA Funds

UM survey: Michigan communities prioritize infrastructure with ARPA funds

Survey: Public buildings, parks top priority list for Michigan officials spending COVID relief funds

Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs

Two-decade review of Flint finances by U-M shows consequences of lack of investment, legacy costs - University of Michigan News

Survey: Half Of Local Gov'ts Negative On Remote Hearings

Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities

Michigan leaders support recycling programs, but struggle to implement

Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services

Short-changing Michigan local governments tied to deteriorating water systems

Short-changing Michigan local governments has resulted in deteriorating water systems and other services