Michigan's energy assistance programs support hundreds of thousands of low-income households each year. For many, these programs are the difference between heating their homes on the coldest of winter nights ...
A one-page summary of Michigan legislative activity and political news of significance to government operations, public policy, and voter attitudes. Published weekly during legislative sessions and intermittently during legislative recesses. ...
Brief commentaries and opinion pieces on issues of the day. Published periodically, sometimes in conjunction with Michigan Roundup. Written by various staff members. The Best of Times: A Review of ...
A monthly publication that provides analysis of important health care issues under consideration by the legislature, executive branch, and professional associations. Written by Peter Pratt, Ph.D., Vice President and Senior ...
by Laurie Cummings, Senior Consultant for Economic & Education Policy This Advisor previews some of the initial evidence on economic development in Michigan’s tax-free renaissance zones. In July 1996 Governor Engler signed ...
by Craig Ruff, President This Advisor proposes that school boards could be changed in a number of ways, most notably to comprise not just elected members but also some appointed trustee members; ...
by Nick Khouri, Vice President This Advisor examines changes in the state’s single business tax that took effect this year, points out the levy’s revenue—which was expected to increase slightly—appears actually to ...
by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist, and Laurie A. Cummings, Senior Consultant for Economic and Education Policy This Advisor describes the FY 1997–98 state budget. Included are changes from FY ...
by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist After 25 years of futility and 12 ballot proposals, in 1994 Michigan finally revamped the way it funds public K–12 education. This Advisor presents ...
by Nick Khouri, Vice President Michigan’s School Bond Loan Fund (SBLF) needs repair. It is the state’s only program to assist local schools with the financing of capital expenditures, yet ...