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Local leaders' pessimism about Michigan's direction continues, eases slightly from last year

Jul 6, 2022

More than 60% of Michigan's local government leaders say the state has gotten off on the wrong track—down slightly from last year yet still among the most pessimistic responses since tracking began in 2011. According to those local leaders...

Former Michigan legislators overwhelmingly favor reforming or abolishing term limits

In the Media

7 Burning Questions for 2022

Jan 5, 2022 Hour Detroit

Will Gretchen Whitmer be reelected? Will Detroit allow recreational pot shops to open? How will Coleman Young II and once-nemesis Mike Duggan get along? Our panelists make their...

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Michigan's share of stimulus resources poses a welcome challenge, according to Leiser

Apr 8, 2021 Bridge Michigan

As the state of Michigan could receive as much as $10 billion from the Biden administration stimulus package, officials are planning how to allocate the resources in the best way. “It’s hard to exaggerate how big of a deal it is,” Brideg Michigan...

Leiser on building a better local government financial reporting system

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

Mar 10, 2021 Bridge Michigan

In a Bridge Michigan op-ed, Leiser and Ivacko call for COVID relief to foster greater cooperation, trust in government built at the local level. "Across the country, nearly three quarters of U.S. adults say they have a "great deal" or a "fair...

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

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 27, 2020 The Escanaba Daily Press

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 26, 2020 U.S. News & World Report

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 26, 2020 The Ionia Sentinel-Standard

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 Beatrice Daily Sun

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Argus Press

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 Big Rapids News

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 Traverse City Record Eagle

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 WHMI 93.5 FM, Livingston County, MI

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 enmnews.com

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 Cadillac News

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 KBJR6.com NBC Duluth

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 9and10news.com

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Dispatch-Argus

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Trumbell Times

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Herald-Palladium

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 WXYZ TV ABC Detroit

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Hour

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Manistee News Advocate

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 Martinsville Bulletin

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Michigan is an outlier in electing university boards

Oct 25, 2020 The Benzie County Record Patriot

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US election swing states: Can the Democrats retake Michigan from Donald Trump?

Oct 20, 2020 New Statesman

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CLOSUP Updates

MPPS Report: Local leaders' evaluations of Michigan's direction and Governor's performance during the COVID-19 pandemic's arrival

Jul 16, 2020

Abstract 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....

CLOSUP Updates

Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guide

Jun 1, 2020

CLOSUP is partnering with experts from universities, consulting firms, and research institutions across Michigan to help local governments respond to fiscal challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. View the Resource Guide View the news...

Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guide

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MPPS finds divided government means divided opinions

Aug 15, 2019

With 2019 marking the end of eight years of Republican control of both the governor’s office and state legislature, a new University of Michigan survey shows divided opinions among Michigan’s local government leaders about where the state is...

MPPS finds divided government means divided opinions

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Michigan’s local elected officials report positive working relationships

Jun 6, 2019

Michigan’s local government leaders report mostly positive relationships among officials on their local governing boards or councils, according to a University of Michigan survey that assessed the tone of discussions and how often they reach...

Ivacko makes sense of the recreational marijuana ‘haze’

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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...