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Medicaid Drug Prices

This report provides a synopsis of a baseline of food needs and services across Oakland County

Structural Tax Reform

Detroit is on the rise, but its exceptionally high property tax rates risk hindering its continued economic growth. Detroit needs a comprehensive economic growth strategy to help legacy residents, neighborhoods, and small businesses thrive while attracting new residents, businesses, and investments. Both are possible. Detroit’s property taxes are a key barrier to broad economic growth. […]

Michigan Special Education Finance Reform Blueprint Legislative Report

Despite decades of effort from generations of families, educators, and policymakers, high-quality education largely is an unrealized promise for the hundreds of thousands of Michigan’s students with disabilities. Michigan’s special education system is underfunded, inequitable, and does not meet student needs. Without enduring reform, students with disabilities will continue to fall behind in academic progress, […]

Michigan Retailers Association Economic Impact of Buying Nearby

For the past 85 years, the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) has been the voice of Michigan’s retail industry. MRA currently represents more than 15,000 brick-and-mortar and online stores among its 5,000 business members. If a portion of Michigan’s out-of-state remote sales were shifted to the state’s brick-and-mortar businesses, the impact of local retail stores on […]

Mackinac Bridge Authority Economic Contribution Study

This research examines the economic impact of the Mackinac Bridge by looking at two spending streams: yearly nonlocal tourism and Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) operations. It includes estimates of visitor and MBA spending in Mackinac, Cheboygan, and Emmet Counties as well as statewide. The analysis also examines how the 2024 Mackinac Bridge Walk impacted the […]

Opioid Settlement County Survey

Services: Survey design and administration, data analysis To track how opioid settlement dollars are being put to work in counties across Michigan, the Michigan Association of Counties partnered with PSC to design and field the 2024 Opioid Settlement County Reporting Survey. Our analysis revealed how efforts have evolved since 2023 and provided insight into what […]