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Mixed messages, fading outlook among local leaders in annual Michigan Public Policy Survey

Jul 16, 2020 MyScience.org

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

July 6, 2022

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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Local leaders' concerns about Michigan’s direction spike, while evaluations of state leaders sink over the past year

July 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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New Governor, new evaluations of the direction Michigan is headed among local leaders

August 1, 2019

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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Improving communication, building trust are seen as keys to fixing relationships between local jurisdictions and the State government

April 1, 2017

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the relationships between their local jurisdictions and the State government, including particular factors that affect State-local relations, how those relations...

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Rating of the State Police’s job performance

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Rating of the Secretary of State’s job performance

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Agree or disagree that state government officials value input from local government officials

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Governmental Relations, State government, intergovernmental relations, Trust in state government, State government job performance, Relations with state government

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Agree or disagree that the State holds local governments to a higher standard than it holds itself to

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Governmental Relations, State government, intergovernmental relations, Trust in state government, State government job performance, Relations with state government

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Agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments

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Governmental Relations, State government, intergovernmental relations, Trust in state government, State government job performance, Relations with state government, State mandates and preemption

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Agree or disagree that the State’s decision-making is transparent to local officials

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Governmental Relations, State government, intergovernmental relations, Trust in state government, State government job performance, Relations with state government

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How well the State government is carrying out responsibility to ensure safe drinking water in jurisdiction

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Services, Infrastructure, Water, State government, State oversight, State government job performance

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How ethical are Michigan's state legislators?

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How ethical are state executive branch leaders?

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Agree or disagree that Michigan's state legislators should disclose financial interests

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State government, State government job performance, State government ethics

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Agree or disagree that state executive branch leaders should disclose financial interests

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Agree or disagree that Michigan's state legislators should be subject to revolving door restrictions

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Agree or disagree that Michigan's state executive branch department and agency leaders should be subject to revolving door restrictions

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Agree or disagree that state government officials should be prohibited from receiving honoraria

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Agree or disagree that a yearly cap should be enforced on gifts, food, and travel/lodging reimbursements received by state officials

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Agree or disagree that expenditures should be reported by both donors and the receiving official

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Agree or disagree that policies prohibiting honoraria, limiting gifts, and requiring gift disclosure should apply to local government officials

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Rating of the Department of Community Health's job performance

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State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of state agencies

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Rating of the Department of Human Services’ job performance

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Rating of the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB)'s job performance

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Rating of the Department of Corrections' job performance

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Officials' ratings of functioning of democracy in Michigan

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State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy

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Governor Granholm’s job performance

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State government job performance, Governmental Relations, State government, Job evaluation of governor

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Michigan Legislature's job performance

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Engagement levels, Outreach, Technology, Trust in citizens, Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Community development, Housing, Land use planning, Zoning, Placemaking, poverty, Economic Development, Business conditions, Development strategies, Economic gardening, Workforce development, Energy and Environment, Energy, fracking, wind power, Environment, Global climate change, The Great Lakes, federal government, Federal government job performance, Federal stimulus package, Governmental Relations, Intergovernmental cooperation, collaboration, Service provision, intergovernmental relations, Intragovernmental relations, Local government job performance, State government, State government job performance, State-local relations, State oversight, Infrastructure