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Is Michigan finally getting serious about fixing our crumbling roads?

Aerial photo of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.

For anyone driving into Michigan from a bordering state or from Canada, the situation becomes immediately clear: Michigan’s roads are crumbling beneath their tires. While that’s nothing new, officials say the situation has gone from bad to worse to critical. According to a Nov. 20 press release from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), only 14 percent of […]

Global Detroit: Leveraging the talent of Michigan’s immigrants

Aerial photo of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Elda and Rafael Castellanos own El Comal, a restaurant in southwest Detroit featuring Salvadorean, Guatemalan and Mexican fare. Global Detroit helped connect the Castellanos to partner organization ProsperUS Detroit, a microlending organization that provides access to capital for small businesses that otherwise might not have access through traditional sources. With President Obama’s new policy on […]

Where do Michiganders stand on immigration?

Downtown Detroit skyline.

  Public Sector Consultants’ quarterly public opinion poll asked several questions on the topic of immigration. The poll, which ran September 11–13, is the second installment of an effort by PSC to gauge public opinion on behalf of its clients. “We were finding among our colleagues and also with our clients that there was a […]

PRESS RELEASE: November PSC/Denno Research Poll Results

For Immediate Release Contact: Selma Tucker, Director of Marketing and Communications Public Sector Consultants (517) 484-4954 November PSC/Denno Research Poll Results Fresh off the heels of the November 2014 election, with winter already knocking at our door, Public Sector Consultants and Denno Research hit the phone lines to hear from 600 Michigan voters from November 11–13.  […]

Electric Reliability in Michigan: The Challenge Ahead

Prepared for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy Public Sector Consultants’ research on electric reliability in Michigan is composed of two major works: a full report and analysis titled “Electric Reliability in Michigan: The Challenge Ahead” and “Electric Reliability in Michigan: A Policy Brief,” which is intended to highlight the important elements of the full report. […]

Place-based education motivates students by connecting learning to community

Aerial photo of vineyard in Michigan.

  Black heaps of illegally dumped tires pockmark the landscape around Hope of Detroit Academy. They are unsightly, attract pests, and make the community less safe. But teachers and students at the K-8 charter school are turning these symbols of blight and disinvestment into an opportunity for students to make a difference in the community while […]

A grayer Michigan: How the aging of the Mitten State will impact public policy

Father and son walking down the sidewalk with the skyline of Detroit in the background.

Demographer Kurt Metzger   As we enter into this midterm election season, policymakers and the public are grappling with issues that will chart Michigan’s course for years to come. But just what will that future Michigan look like? Who will be living here, and how will policy developed today serve those future residents? While no […]