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Loss of a colleague…Gary Olson

We are saddened today by the passing away of our colleague and friend, Gary Olson. Gary worked for two years at PSC as senior policy fellow after retiring from a much-lauded career as director of the Senate Fiscal Agency. He was truly a vital contributor to the firm’s work, diving into budget and economic analyses […]

Michigan’s Current Energy Plan: Research-based, Comprehensive, Flexible, Certain, Accountable, Reliable and Affordable

Background—Michigan’s Current Energy Plan and 25×25 The 25% by 2025 (25×25) ballot initiative, if approved by voters in November 2012, would amend the state’s constitution by requiring electricity providers to obtain by 2025 at least 25% of their electricity from renewable energy sources. The 25×25 initiative represents a significant departure from the state’s current energy […]

Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System: Major Changes in Recent Years and More Changes to Come

Prepared for Coalition for Secure Retirement–Michigan The Coalition for Secure Retirement–Michigan hired Public Sector Consultants to research and write an analysis of Senate Bill 1040, which was introduced in the Michigan Senate. Senate Bill 1040 seeks to decrease the retirement costs under the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) for employers through a combination […]

Individual States Moving Rapidly toward Internet Sales Tax Collection—An Addendum to Michigan Sales Tax Collection and the Internet: A Need for Fairness

Prepared for Michigan Retail Association This is an addenedum to the Michigan Sales Tax Collection and the Internet: A Need for Fairness report (released September 2011). Press Michigan lags in pushing online retail sales taxes, group says: Industry trade report targets Amazon.com’s site in Grand Haven (DetroitNews.com, 5/15/2012) Governor Snyder backs legislation to tax internet […]

Saginaw Bay Watershed and Area of Concern

The Planning and Zoning Center at Michigan State University, a department of the Land Policy Institute at MSU, hired Public Sector Consultants to review and summarize environmental and natural resource trends and conditions in the Saginaw Bay Watershed that led to the Saginaw River and Bay being identified as an Area of Concern through the […]

PSC adds new Governance and Regulation division

PSC adds new Governance and Regulation division LANSING  ̶  Public Sector Consultants today announced Vice President Emily Houk as the head of its new Governance and Regulation division. Houk will consult with clients regarding state and federal regulatory structures and organizational governance models. “This is an exciting opportunity to expand the work of the firm […]

Michigan’s Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

Public Sector Consultants and Brookings Institution Metropolitan Program have prepared a Michigan Urban and Metropolitan Strategy for Business Leaders for Michigan which evaluates regional strengths, and areas of opportunity critical to the redevelopment of Michigan’s urban and metropolitan Areas. The report includes recommendations that will help the state achieve three goals essential to the health […]