Voters, experts agree: It’s time for an independent redistricting commission
Redistricting made national headlines this past June when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s independent redistricting commission — a bipartisan alternative to having the state legislature draw voting lines. In Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting, the Republican-led legislature claimed the commission was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the commission, […]
Roadmap for Implementing Michigan’s New Energy Policy: Baseline Research Report
Prepared for the Michigan Energy Office by Public Sector Consultants, with contributions from the Michigan Public Service Commission and 5 Lakes Energy. The state’s future energy policy is at the forefront of dialogue among Michigan’s policy and business leaders, advocacy groups, and stakeholders. To address the changing landscape for the electric power sector and allow […]
Roadmap for Implementing Michigan’s New Energy Policy: Paths to the Future Report
Prepared for the Michigan Energy Office by Public Sector Consultants and written by the Regulatory Assistance Project. Michigan’s policy and business leaders, advocacy groups, and stakeholders are engaged in dialogues about the state’s future energy policy. To address the challenges facing the electric power sector and allow for successful implementation of the state’s future energy […]
Michigan Natural Resources Business Plan: Leveraging Our Assets to Make Michigan a Top Ten State
Michigan is blessed with abundant and diverse natural resources, which are a significant part of the state’s culture, history, identity, and economy. Our natural resources attract visitors, residents, and businesses to the state. Natural resources are grown, extracted, and used raw in the development of secondary products that are processed here and exported to other […]
In the Gears: Defining the problems — and solutions — for Region 9
Defining problems and solutions through facilitation, strategic counsel and strategic planning is the focus in this installment of In the Gears, a series that highlights the tools PSC uses to turn the gears of public policy innovation. Other focus areas include research, implementation and evaluation. When Gov. Rick Snyder announced his statewide Regional […]
The Michigan Clean Energy Reports: A look at clean energy
Participants engage at a Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association energy fair. Communities throughout Michigan are making clean energy efforts, but it’s important to take a closer look at what’s actually being implemented and what types of solutions would lead to better results. That’s where Michigan Saves comes in. Managed by Public Sector Consultants, Michigan Saves […]
PSC report makes recommendations to improve Michigan’s education system
Michigan’s economic future depends on the state’s ability to produce a talented workforce that can both create new businesses and jobs and attract them from around the world. But despite the importance of education and talent to the state’s future, Michigan is struggling. For the past ten years, Michigan has consistently ranked in the bottom […]
Beyond the battlefield: Bridging the disconnect between public perception and the state’s efforts
Most Michiganders think the state doesn’t give returning veterans adequate services, according to a recent poll from Michigan Radio and Public Sector Consultants. According to the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), however, the problem is not a lack of services, but a lack of awareness. The two-year-old agency was established by Gov. Rick Snyder in […]
Michigan Clean Energy Reports
Michigan Clean Energy Report: A Profile of Clean Energy Efforts in Seven Michigan Communities This report was prepared by Michigan Saves, a multimillion-dollar organization managed by Public Sector Consultants that provides financing solutions for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. Communities that address clean energy issues have much to gain. Not only do those communities […]
Building a Brighter Future: Recommendations for How to Improve Michigan’s Education System
Michigan needs to focus relentlessly on improving education from cradle to career. Success across P–20 (prenatal to graduate school), not just K–12, will help drive success in postsecondary attainment and prosperity in the workplace. To ensure a bright future for our children and our state, Michigan needs a coordinated, comprehensive strategy for each and every […]