Michigan’s Liquor Distribution System—A Need for Change
National Wine and Spirits (NWS) hired Public Sector Consultants to review the liquor distribution system that was established in 1997. This report outlines our research into the current liquor distribution system in Michigan, shows how prices are established throughout the system, details the state taxes and revenues that are generated by liquor, compares the Michigan…
Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern: Habitat Restoration Plan Update and Target Review
Prepared by The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed Beginning in November 2009, the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed embarked on a project to reassess progress toward meeting the habitat restoration targets in the Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern (AOC) that were established in 2000. When the 2008 analysis of protected wetlands was conducted…
PSC & Health Reform
The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) creates opportunities and challenges for all health care stakeholders. Effective analysis and planning will be crucial to stakeholders’ ability to prepare for and respond to those opportunities and challenges. Michigan is facing the prospect of a new administration in January 2011, which will affect how reform is…
A United Voice for Oral Health
Final Report and Recommendations from the Michigan Access to Oral Health Care Work Group
The Role of Consolidation of School-Based Services in Michigan’s Fiscal Crisis
Prepared for Ingham Intermediate School District
Expanding Recycling in Michigan: An Update
Prepared for Michigan Recycling Partnership The Michigan Recycling Partnership (MRP) enlisted PSC to update the 2006 PSC report, Expanding Recycling in Michigan, which provided information on Michigan’s municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling performance and model state recycling programs, and quantified the economic benefits of increased recycling. Specifically, PSC… added a summary of the 2007 Michigan…
Opportunities for Achieving Efficiency in the Aging, Community Mental Health, Local Public Health, and Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency Networks
Submitted to Michigan Legislature Prepared on behalf of Michigan Department of Community Health Lansing, Michigan Prepared by Public Sector Consultants for Institute for Health Care Studies, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern: Habitat Restoration Plan
Prepared for The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed Purpose of the Plan This restoration plan summarizes years of work that have contributed to the imminent restoration of two beneficial use impairments (BUIs) in the Saginaw Bay and River Area of Concern (AOC). These BUIs relate to physical habitat degradation and related population reductions of…
Portage Lake Watershed Forever Plan
Prepared for Alliance for Economic Success (AES) Manistee, Michigan
Smoke-Free Workplaces: The Impact of House Bill 4163 on the Restaurant and Bar Industry in Michigan
Prepared for The Campaign for Smokefree Air Lansing, Michigan